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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
the Heart on Chest ... is typical of pericardial ... #Heart #Chest # ... XRay #CXR #radiology ... #cardiology #clinical
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
Congenital absence ... of the pericardium ... : - CXR: leftward ... displacement of the heart ... #cxr #radiology
Calcifications
Detection of calcifications within the heart is quite common.
The most common are coronary artery calcifications and
of calcifications ... within the heart ... Here we see pericardial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pericardial
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
Congenital absence ... of the pericardium ... : - CXR: leftward ... displacement of the heart ... #chest #radiology
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... a large heart. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pericardial #Effusion
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
enlargement of the heart ... change in the heart ... effusion. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
wall, since the heart ... or pericardial ... fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
Notice the large heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... of obstructive epicardial ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart ... on CXR. ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology