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I had an echo. what does severe basal septum hypertrophy indicate?
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Basal septum: The septum is the muscular part of heart that spits the left and right sides of the ventricles. Basal septal hypertrophy is associated with hypertension. This is opposed to thickening in the mid portion of the heart that is associated with Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Answered 7/26/2019
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