Moderate Hypertrophy of Interventicular Septum??

[Bad Mad]

Can anyone provide me with some info. as regards the significance of this?

The results of an echo in 2005 showed moderate hypertrophy, probably about 14mm. This year the echo showed a measurement of 16mm.

By the way, I had AVR (Bi-Cuspid) done with a tissue valve (26mm) in 2001 and now the ascending aorta is dilated to 4.4cm.

 

[Ross]

This isn't answering the question, but don't hold to much stock in the measurements. Echo's aren't that great for these things.

 

[Susan BAV]

I looked up interventricular septum and hypertrophy...

I looked up interventricular septum and hypertrophy...

A doctor's definition (note the spelling) from one site, cut and pasted: Septal hypertrophy is a thickening of the wall between the two chambers of the heart (thus called the interventricular septum) and is a type of ventricular hypertrophy.

The following link had some case studies with a lot of information regarding patients who had undergone valve replacements. You'll need to scroll down to read all of it. I hope it is helpful:

http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/3/1/35

 

[Cynaburst]

It sounds like you may have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Please visit this site:

www.4HCM.org

It will give you all the info. you need. There are also very active message boards over there.

 

[Bad Mad]

Cynaburst

Thanks for the diagnosis but I am fairly certain I do not have what would be termed as HCM.

 

[Bad Mad]

Cynaburst

I must quiz my doc a bit further though because I do understand there is a fine line between an atheletic persons heart and some-one with HCM.

 

[Bad Mad]

Just spoke to my Cardiologist there...was starting to panic!!

He assured me I do not have HCM. He says it's a different pathiology/physiology. Any load on the heart muscle will cause it to hypertrophicate. When the LV is dilated and doesn't shrink, the muscle thickens.

Looks as well, that I was reading the IVS wall movement as 16mm. The septum reads 1.23cm. But as Ross says, echos aren't always the best at reading this.