Eisenmenger’s syndrome chest x ray

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

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Chest X-ray of patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome may show cardiomegaly, right ventricular or biventricular enlargement, right atrial or biatrial enlargement, and pulmonary vascular plethora.

Chest X Ray

Chest X-ray of patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome may show the following:

• Cardiomegaly
• Right ventricular or biventricular enlargement
• Right atrial or biatrial enlargement
• Pulmonary vascular plethora
• In severe disease, a normal-sized heart with diminished pulmonary vasculature may be seen.

Chest x-ray show dilation of central pulmonary arteries and pruning of peripheral pulmonary arteries, right ventricular and atrial enlargement. Case courtesy of Dr J Yeung , Radiopaedia.org, rID: 13540