title: Sigmoid shaped interventricular septum exhibit normal myocardial characteristics and has a relationship with aging, ascending aortic sclerosis and its tilt to left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. Electronic address: nobusada@w8.dion.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Nobusada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Funabashi
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umazume
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takaoka
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Koya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Masae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012598:Sclerosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Aging; Ascending aortic sclerosis; Normal myocardial characteristics; Sigmoid shaped interventricular septum; Tilt to left ventricle