Left atrial enlargement
Presentation
Patient was scheduled for hip replacement and got her pre-op chest x-ray.
Patient Data
Age: 85
Gender: Female
From the case:
Left atrial enlargement
X-ray
Frontal
Aside from the dirty lung due to emphysema and pneumonic infiltration in the lower right field you can notice a marked enlargement of the left atrium with splaying of the carina.