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==Chest X-Ray== | ==Chest X-Ray== | ||
Shown below is a chest X-ray in a patient with mitral stenosis. Note the | Shown below is a chest X-ray in a patient with mitral stenosis. Note the following findings: | ||
* In blue: | * In blue: outline of the heart (mildly enlarged) | ||
* In yellow: | * In yellow: double right heart border | ||
* In red: | * In red: straightening of the left border of the heart suggestive of enlargement of the [[left atrium]] | ||
In addition, the chest X-ray reveals [[Kerley lines]]. | In addition, the chest X-ray reveals [[Kerley lines]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Chest X-ray in a patient with mitral stenosis might reveal left atrial enlargement. Chest X-ray findings include double right heart border, a prominent pulmonary artery (suggestive of an elevation in the pulmonary artery pressure), and kerley lines (suggestive of interstial pulmonary edema).
Chest X-Ray
Shown below is a chest X-ray in a patient with mitral stenosis. Note the following findings:
- In blue: outline of the heart (mildly enlarged)
- In yellow: double right heart border
- In red: straightening of the left border of the heart suggestive of enlargement of the left atrium
In addition, the chest X-ray reveals Kerley lines.
Picture adapted from Radiopedia.org