title: Fat in the ventricular septum.
abstract: Described herein is a 68-year-old man who underwent cardiac transplantation for severe chronic heart failure resulting from ischemic cardiomyopathy. Examination of the excised heart showed not only extensive left ventricular scarring but also a huge collection of adipose tissue in the subepicardial region and surprisingly also in the ventricular septum. The finding of fat in the ventricular septum is extremely rare and prompted this report.
authors: Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute (Donaldson, Ko, Roberts) and the Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (Kuiper, Roberts), Pathology (Roberts), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Chamogeorgakis), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Donaldson is now with the Department of Family Medicine, Methodist Charlton Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors: Erin E
authors: EE
authors: Donaldson
authors: Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute (Donaldson, Ko, Roberts) and the Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (Kuiper, Roberts), Pathology (Roberts), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Chamogeorgakis), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Donaldson is now with the Department of Family Medicine, Methodist Charlton Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors: Jong Mi
authors: JM
authors: Ko
authors: Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute (Donaldson, Ko, Roberts) and the Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (Kuiper, Roberts), Pathology (Roberts), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Chamogeorgakis), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Donaldson is now with the Department of Family Medicine, Methodist Charlton Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors: Johannes J
authors: JJ
authors: Kuiper
authors: Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute (Donaldson, Ko, Roberts) and the Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (Kuiper, Roberts), Pathology (Roberts), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Chamogeorgakis), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Donaldson is now with the Department of Family Medicine, Methodist Charlton Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors: Themistokles
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authors: Chamogeorgakis
authors: Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute (Donaldson, Ko, Roberts) and the Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (Kuiper, Roberts), Pathology (Roberts), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Chamogeorgakis), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Donaldson is now with the Department of Family Medicine, Methodist Charlton Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors: William C
authors: WC
authors: Roberts