Sigmoid shaped interventricular septum exhibit normal myocardial characteristics and has a relationship with aging, ascending aortic sclerosis and its tilt to left ventricle

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct;168(4):4484-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.129. Epub 2013 Jul 31.

Authors

Nobusada Funabashi¹, Tomoko Umazume, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Akihisa Kataoka, Koya Ozawa, Masae Uehara, Yoshio Kobayashi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23915525
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.129

No abstract available

Keywords: Aging; Ascending aortic sclerosis; Normal myocardial characteristics; Sigmoid shaped interventricular septum; Tilt to left ventricle.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Aorta / pathology*
Female
Heart / anatomy & histology*
Heart Ventricles / anatomy & histology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Sclerosis
Ultrasonography
Ventricular Septum / anatomy & histology*
Ventricular Septum / diagnostic imaging*