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In patients with [[aortic insufficiency]], chest radiograph may show cardiomegaly, a prominent aortic root with valvular calcification, prothetic valve dislodgement or aortic dilation. If aortic insufficiency is severe, signs of [[pulmonary edema]] may also be present. | In patients with [[aortic insufficiency]], chest radiograph may show cardiomegaly, a prominent aortic root with valvular calcification, prothetic valve dislodgement or aortic dilation. If aortic insufficiency is severe, signs of [[pulmonary edema]] may also be present. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Keri Shafer, M.D. [3]; Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.
In patients with aortic insufficiency, chest radiograph may show cardiomegaly, a prominent aortic root with valvular calcification, prothetic valve dislodgement or aortic dilation. If aortic insufficiency is severe, signs of pulmonary edema may also be present.
Below is a chest radiograph showing left ventricular enlargement secondary to chronic aortic insufficiency as a result of increased left ventricular systolic pressure and volume overload.
