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Atherosclerotic load (AL), defined as the sum of degrees of stenosis, and general atherosclerotic load (GAL), representing the sum of AL, were compared between patients with MB and a control group without MB; patients in these groups were similar in age and sex. We assessed survival at 10 years after the last enrolled patient. Results: Prevalence of MB was 3.96%, predominantly in the mid-segment of left anterior descendent artery (LAD). In the presence of MB, GAL was lower (158.1 \u00b1 93.7 vs. 205.3 \u00b1 117.9, p = 0.004) with a lesser AL in the proximal (30.3 \u00b1 39.9 vs. 42.9 \u00b1 41.1, p = 0.038) and mid-segments (8.1 \u00b1 20.0 vs. 25.3 \u00b1 35.9, p &lt; 0.001) of LAD. Based on a Multinominal Logistic Regression, we found that the presence of MB on LAD (regardless of its location on this artery) is a protective factor against atherosclerotic lesions, decreasing the probability of significant stenosis, especially of those \u226570%, on the entire artery (B \u22121.539, OR 4660; 95% CI = 1.873\u201311.595, p = 0.001) and on each of its segments as well: proximal LAD (B \u22121.275, OR 0.280; 95% CI = 0.015\u20135.073; p = 0.038), mid-LAD (B \u22121.879, OR 6.545; 95% CI = 1.492\u201328.712; p = 0.013) and distal LAD (B \u22120.900, OR 2.459, 95% CI = 2.459\u20132.459, p = 0.032). However, 10-year survival was similar between groups (76.70% vs. 74.30%, p = 0.740). Conclusion: The presence of MB on LAD proved to be a protective factor against atherosclerosis for the entire artery and for each of its segments, but it does not influence long-term survival in patients with CAD.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics12040948","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,10]],"date-time":"2022-04-10T23:06:01Z","timestamp":1649631961000},"page":"948","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Implications of Myocardial Bridge on Coronary Atherosclerosis and Survival"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8231-3603","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roxana Oana","family":"Darabont","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy \u201cCarol Davila\u201d, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 030167 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Cardiology, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independen\u021bei, 050098 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7601-671X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ionela Simona","family":"Vi\u0219oiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independen\u021bei, 050098 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u0218tefania Lucia","family":"Magda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy \u201cCarol Davila\u201d, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 030167 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Cardiology, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independen\u021bei, 050098 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2686-8778","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Claudiu","family":"Stoicescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy \u201cCarol Davila\u201d, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 030167 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Cardiology, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independen\u021bei, 050098 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vlad Damian","family":"Vintil\u0103","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy \u201cCarol Davila\u201d, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 030167 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Cardiology, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independen\u021bei, 050098 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cristian","family":"Udroiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independen\u021bei, 050098 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Drago\u0219","family":"Vinereanu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy \u201cCarol Davila\u201d, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 030167 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Cardiology, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independen\u021bei, 050098 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1007\/BF01944331","article-title":"Anatomische Studien uber die koronarterien und experimentelle Untersuchungen uber Durchgangigkeit","volume":"238","author":"Cranicianu","year":"1922","journal-title":"Virchows Archiv Pathol. 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