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C17-1 - Concentric hypertrophy of the Left Ventricle.


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Description Concentric hypertrophy of the Left Ventricle.
Author Department of Pathology
Copyright Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine

 

Specimen:

A transverse section of both ventricles and inter-ventricular septum.

 

Gross Pathology:

1.  The wall of the left ventricle shows marked hypertrophy.

2.  The inter-ventricular septum is hypertrophied and bulging towards the right ventricle.

3.  The wall of right ventricle is hypertrophied.

 

Diagnosis:

Concentric hypertrophy of the heart.

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