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Marked Improvements in Basal Interventricular Septal Hypertrophy After Aortic Root Replacement for Thoracic Aortic
Mai Iwataki1, Yoshiko Hayashida2, Satoru Ota3
1Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Japan.
Abstract:
Basal interventricular septum (IVS) hypertrophy (BSH) is characterized by a reduced aortoseptal angle and thickened basal IVS. The BSH shape suggests compression by the longitudinally elongated ascending aorta (pseudohypertrophy), further suggesting the possibility of surgical aortic wall shortening to improve the BSH. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman with an asymptomatic dissecting thoracic ascending aortic aneurysm and clear BSH. Surgical aortic root replacement with longitudinal wall shortening clearly improved the BSH, demonstrating the beneficial effects on BSH of surgical aortic wall shortening.
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