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8345659

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-7
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the morphological features of the interventricular septum (IVS) in the senile heart, we examined 123 normotensives (59 males and 64 females), ranging in age from 22 to 91 yrs using 2D echocardiography. End-diastolic IVS thickness was measured at the mid-portion (M) and at the thickest portion within 15 mm distal to the aorto-septal junction (basal portion, B) on left parasternal long-axis tomogram. The sigmoid shape of the basal portion was evaluated in terms of aorto-septal (AS) angle. M showed no correlation with age, whereas B increased significantly with age in both sexes (males, r = 0.42, p < 0.01; females, r = 0.51, p < 0.01). B/M ratio, therefore, also increased with age (males, r = 0.49, p < 0.01; females, r = 0.39, p < 0.01). The AS angle decreased with age in both sexes (males, r = -0.33, p < 0.01; females, r = -0.51, p < 0.01). There was a significant inverse correlation between B/M ratio and AS angle (males, r = -0.31, p < 0.05; females, r = -0.50, p < 0.01). We conclude that the B/M ratio is a novel index reflecting heterogenously distributed hypertrophy in the IVS associated with age.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0047-1860
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Age-associated morphological change in interventricular septum].
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Clinical Pathology, Institute for Adult Diseases, Asahi Life Foundation, Tokyo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract