Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 14 May, 2010
Cardiomegaly due to LV dysfunction (Click on the image for an enlarged view) X-ray chest PA view showing cardiomegaly due to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Right border is seen significantly enlarged rightwards indicating right atrial enlargement. A shadow within shadow is also seen near the right border indicating left atrial enlargement. A superior vena caval [...]
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 12 May, 2010
X-ray chest PA view in severe pulmonary hypertension (PAH) (Click on the image for an enlarged view) X-ray chest PA view in severe pulmonary hypertension as evidenced by the huge main pulmonary artery segment on the left side with overlapping shadow of left branch pulmonary artery, huge right pulmonary artery overlapped by large end on [...]
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 07 Mar, 2010
X-ray chest PA view in atrial septal defect with pulmonary hypertension (Click on the image for an enlarged view) The main pulmonary artery (MPA) is grossly dilated. The right pulmonary artery (RPA) is also quite enlarged. Right atrial enlargement is seen as a shift of the cardiac contour to the right of the spine. Pulmonary [...]
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 09 Feb, 2010
Truncus arteriosus is a cyanotic congenital heart disease in which one single great vessel with a single semilunar valve gives rise to the aorta, pulmonary arteries and the coronary arteries. There are three morphological types depending on the origin of pulmonary arteries from the truncus. In type I, a common pulmonary trunk arises from the [...]
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 21 Dec, 2009
ECG in Kartagener’s syndrome showing features of dextrocardia ECG in Kartagener’s syndrome showing features of dextrocardia: Negative P wave, QRS complex and T wave in lead I, right lower quadrant QRS axis and regression of QRS amplitude from V1 to V6 (as the heart is on the opposite side). An easy way to pick up [...]
