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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Calcifications Around ... is typical of pericardial ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #radiology #cardiology ... #clinical
Calcifications
Detection of calcifications within the heart is quite common.
The most common are coronary artery calcifications and
Calcifications Detection ... of calcifications ... Here we see pericardial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pericardial
In this case there are calcifications that look like pericardial calcifications, but these are myocardial calcifications
case there are calcifications ... that look like pericardial ... calcifications, ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
indicates heart failure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
enlargement of the heart figure ... can indicate pericardial ... only a minimal pericardial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... a large heart figure ... enlarged heart figure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pericardial fatpad
Pericardial fat depositions are common.
Sometimes a large fat pad can be seen (figure).
Necrosis of the
Pericardial fatpad ... Pericardial fat ... pad can be seen (figure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology