Prosthetic cardiac valves on chest x-ray (an approach)

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 9 Oct 2023

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Citation:

Bickle I, Weerakkody Y, Smith D, et al. Prosthetic cardiac valves on chest x-ray (an approach). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-39941

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-39941

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/39941

rID:

39941

Article created:

29 Sep 2015, Ian Bickle ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Ian Bickle had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

9 Oct 2023, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Yuranga Weerakkody had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

9 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Cardiac

Sections:

Approach

Tags:

stub, refs, cases

Synonyms:

Cardiac valve replacements - an approach on chest x-ray

Prosthetic cardiac valves are a routine finding on chest X-ray. The frequency and degree of exposure is greatest in larger hospitals with cardiothoracic centers; however, prosthetic valves are commonplace universally.

Recognition of which valve has been replaced, any other related cardiothoracic intervention and complications of surgery are important to understand.