Shaggy heart border

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 21 Jun 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Bickle I, et al. Shaggy heart border. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8993

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8993

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/8993

rID:

8993

Article created:

13 Mar 2010, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

21 Jun 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

9 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

cardiology, cases

Synonyms:

Ill defined heart border
Ill defined heart borders
Shaggy heart borders
Shaggy cardiac border

The shaggy heart border is a descriptive term referring to an ill-definition of the cardiac silhouette on a chest radiograph. Due to its imprecise nature, some caution is advised against its use in radiological reports ⁴.

It usually implies pleural disease on the mediastinal interface ³and may result from a number of pathologies.

Causes include: