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{{CMG}}, Richard Channick, M.D.; '''Assistant Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[User:Ralph Matar|Ralph Matar]]. | |||
==Chest x-ray in a patient with pulmonary hypertension:== | |||
*Chest x-ray is abnormal in 90% of patients with pulmonary hypertension at the time of diagnosis. However, no correlation have been found between the degree of severity of pulmonary hypertension and the findings on chest x-rays. | |||
*It allows exclusion of moderate to severe lung diseases and pulmonary venous hypertension due to left heart disease. | |||
==Findings on Chest x-ray:== | |||
# Hilar pulmonary arterial dilation. | |||
# Loss of peripheral blood vessel markings. | |||
# Enlarged right atrium and right ventricle in advanced diseases. | |||
[[Image:Pulmon4.gif]] | ==Typical chest x-rays:== | ||
This is a posteroanterior radiograph revealing enlarged pulmonary arteries in a patient with Atrial septal defect. | |||
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[[Image:Pulmon4.gif|600px]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Richard Channick, M.D.; Assistant Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ralph Matar.
Chest x-ray in a patient with pulmonary hypertension:
- Chest x-ray is abnormal in 90% of patients with pulmonary hypertension at the time of diagnosis. However, no correlation have been found between the degree of severity of pulmonary hypertension and the findings on chest x-rays.
- It allows exclusion of moderate to severe lung diseases and pulmonary venous hypertension due to left heart disease.
Findings on Chest x-ray:
- Hilar pulmonary arterial dilation.
- Loss of peripheral blood vessel markings.
- Enlarged right atrium and right ventricle in advanced diseases.
Typical chest x-rays:
This is a posteroanterior radiograph revealing enlarged pulmonary arteries in a patient with Atrial septal defect.
