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lvh measurements

I recently had an echo which showed my septum to be 1.77mm and wall at 1.53mm. can this  be considered moderate or severe. thanks
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Thanks for the info. Looks like a handy website,
                                                        Jerry
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Mild LVH is 1.1 - 1.3 cm, moderate is 1.4 - 1.6 cm and severe is greater than 1.6 cm. Check out this link for the specifics;

http://echopedia.org/wiki/Normal_Values_of_TTE

Hope this helps,

Jon
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