Emanuele Di Virgilio, Paolo Basile, Maria Cristina Carella, Francesco Monitillo, Daniela Santoro, Michele Davide Latorre, Silvia D'Alessandro, Laura Fusini, Fabio Fazzari, Gianluca Pontone, Andrea Igoren Guaricci
The interventricular septum (IVS) is a core myocardial structure involved in biventricular coupling and performance. Physiologically, during systole, it moves symmetrically toward the center of the left ventricle (LV) and opposite during diastole. Several pathological conditions produce a reversal or paradoxical septal motion, such as after uncomplicated cardiac surgery (CS). The postoperative paradoxical septum (POPS) was observed in a high rate of cases, representing a unicum in the panorama of paradoxical septa as it does not induce significant ventricular morpho-functional alterations nor negative clinical impact...
April 17, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine