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What does the chest radiograph show?
The heart is significantly enlarged and there are small pleural effusions, with increased vascular markings. These signs are in keeping with heart failure.
What other cardiac imaging will be important to perform?
This patient will require echocardiography to assess the function of the heart.
Allowing for AP projection, marked cardiomegaly. Prominance of central pulmonary vessels. Small bi-basal pleural effusions.