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Mechanics of the ventricular septum

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Mechanics of the Circulation

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 69))

Abstract

Traditionally, the ventricular septum has been viewed as part of the left ventricle (Fig. 15-1), both from an anatomic [1] and functional viewpoint. Support for this concept is widespread and is illustrated in the echocardiographic study shown in Fig. 15-2. Thus, the septum is the same thickness as the left ventricular free wall and (at both end-diastole and end-systole) is concave to the left ventricle with a radius of curvature which is not noticeably different from that of the free wall. The M-mode echocardiogram in Fig. 15-1 demonstrates the normal motion pattern of the ventricular septum; during systole the septum thickens and moves toward the center of the LV cavity.

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Smith, E.R., Tyberg, J.V. (1987). Mechanics of the ventricular septum. In: Ter Keurs, H.E.D.J., Tyberg, J.V. (eds) Mechanics of the Circulation. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 69. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3311-8_15

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