i have been diagnosed with basal septal hypokinesis does any one know what it is.?

Question

i know it is a heart defect but not atall sure of what is actually wrong, the consultant i saw was less than helpful. couldnt find my answer on the net either.
thanks

Answer 1

The septum is the muscular wall which seperates the chambers of the left side of the heart from the right side. Hypokinesis means that a part of the septum is not moving as much as normal on your echocardiogram. It may mean that you had a mild heart attack at some time in the past and that part of the septum is scarred or it may be an incidental finding. Your cardiologist should check whether you have coronary artery disease.

Answer 2

Basilar is the base of your heart, specific to the left ventricle which is the chamber that pumps blood from your heart to the rest of your body.

Hypokinesis - lack of movement - (the is also akinesis - no movement and dyskinesis - opposite movement) indicates that the muscle is not contracting as it is supposed to. It is generally assumed if you have a focal wall motion abnormality (a single area that is not moving normally) then there has been prior damage...like a silent heart attack or a chronic blockage of an artery that supplies blood to that area.

I recommend that you speak with a cardiologist about the possible implications of this matter. Depending on the circumstances that you had the study and your prior medical history, there may be more tests warranted to get this all figured out.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

Answer 3

hypokinesis is abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.

septal is of or pertaining to a septum

septum is a thin partition or membrane that divides two cavities or soft masses of tissue in an organism: the nasal septum; the atrial septum of the heart

basal being the base

so putting all the word meanings together i think it means that the muscles membrane seperating your two lower chambers of your heart is not working properly or getting weaker.

basal just refers to the base so try searching for spetal hypokinesis

you should not be afraid to ask youtr doctor for ALL the info you need regardless of the time it takes for him to explaiin it to you. thats part of his job. if you have alearning dificulty them try taking someone with you who he can explain to and they in turn can take the time to explain it to you. if he's still unhelpful request another specialist, you never know some doctors have very poor records for caring for their patients emotional stability and queries. its like they think all you need to know is your diagnosis and then you can sod off

Answer 4

I have never heard of it - but most medical terms come from the Greek language. Hypo, for example is a prefix of 'low' (as hyper is high). Basal would suggest structural or lower as in basis - or maybe it would be 'fundamental.' Kinesis? Kinetic? I believe that to be a whole body thing - which should be for the good of the body - such as in manual lifting people should be taught the 'kinetic method of lifting.' Septal - I can't think of any comparison at the moment.

I would seriously try to find yourself a Greek dictionary (not written in Cyrillic!) that you would be able to work it out for yourself.

Of course, the easier option would be to go and see your GP and ask him/her!

Answer 5

http://www.springerlink.com/content/7gvwnqbkayetkmtg/

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1524714