The following AP erect chest x-ray is from a 80 year old with a past history of anterior myocardial infarction. What mechanical complication of MI can be seen on the x-ray? Continue reading
Category Archives: Cardiology
Imaging Case of the Week 164 Answer
Imaging Case of the Week 164
The following chest x-rays, obtained from a 44 year old as a part of chest pain work-up, contain an interesting feature. What might this be? Continue reading
Imaging Case of the Week 159 Answer
Imaging Case of the Week 159
The following frontal chest x-ray is from a 65 year old with chronic dyspnoea. Which cardiac chamber enlargement can be observed? Continue reading
Imaging Case of the Week 137
The following chest x-rays are from two different patients in their 80s. One patient has had a single chamber pacemaker inserted for a complete heart block and the other an ICD for VT/ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Which is which? Continue reading
Imaging Case of the Week 131
The following erect AP chest x-ray is from a 80 year old with chest pain. There is an incidental finding on the chest-ray. Can you spot it? Continue reading
The daily educational pearl – Mitral regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation
The daily educational pearl – Jones criteria rheumatic fever
The diagnosis of rheumatic fever can be made when 2 major criteria, or 1 major criterion plus 2 minor criteria, are present as well as evidence of previous streptococcal infection. The are known as revised Jones criteria.
The daily educational pearl – Aortic regurgitation
Aortic regurgitation