Left ventricular apical thin point

Br Heart J. 1977 Jul;39(7):806-9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.39.7.806.

Abstract

The wall thickness of the apex of the left ventricle has been measured at its thinnest point in 60 adult hearts at necropsy. This measured 2 mm or less in 97% of them and 1 mm or less in 67%.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / anatomy & histology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pacemaker, Artificial