Ventricular Septum.
The muscular wall separating the left and right ventricles. A hole in this wall (ventricular septal defect) can be congenital or occur after a heart attack. Abnormal thickening occurs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Definition
What is ventricular septum?
The muscular wall separating the left and right ventricles. A hole in this wall (ventricular septal defect) can be congenital or occur after a heart attack. Abnormal thickening occurs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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