title: Left ventricular bands. A normal anatomical feature.
abstract: Discrete delicate fibromuscular structures crossing the cavity of the left ventricle were identified on morphological examination in 329 (48%) of 686 hearts from patients of all ages with congenital heart disease, acquired heart disease, or normal hearts. These structures were also present in 151 (95%) of 159 hearts from animals of six species. Cross sectional echocardiographic findings compatible with these structures were obtained in 39 (21.7%) of 179 children reviewed retrospectively and in three of 800 (0.4%) adults studied prospectively. These structures appear to be a normal anatomical finding.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine