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Dilated cardiomyopathy chest x ray

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Chest x-ray may show enlarged left ventricle and atria, pulmonary edema, and associated pleural effusions.

X Ray

X Ray

Chest x-ray may show one of the following findings:

  • Enlarged left ventricle and atria
  • Pulmonary edema: Pulmonary vascular congestion increases the risk of acute decompensated heart failure by about 12 folds.
  • Associated pleural effusions.[1]

Chest X-ray may give clues to the cause of DCM as congenital malformations, valve calcifications, or evidence of trauma (alcoholic patients)

A Chest x-ray of dilated cardiomyopathy, showing enlargement of the cardiac chambers, particularly the cardiac ventricles. Courtesy of James Heilman, MD[2]
References

References

  1. ↑ Richter C, Richter K, Boewer V (1990). “Significant X-ray patterns in cardiomyopathy–an approach improving noninvasive diagnosis”. Cor Vasa. 32 (4): 290–301. PMID 2225878.
  2. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DifDilatedCardiomyoMagCXR.png/

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, MD[2]