A 28-year-old man presented with a chest radiograph strongly suggestive for cardiomegaly. Although he did not consent any hemodynamic studies, cardiomegaly was ruled out on the basis of the clinical course. Computed tomography showed the existence of a large mass in both sides of the heart and in both lower hemithoraces. The tumor was resected by anterior mediastinotomy; it was weighted 2100 g ...

The vertebral heart size (VHS) method by Buchanan is based on anatomic landmarks. A potential source of variation among observers is differences in the selection of measurement points. The objective was to test variability between observers with different levels of training in thoracic radiology and small animal clinical practice. Fifty sets of thoracic radiographs of cavalier King Charles span...

A three (3) year prospective macroscopic autopsy study of cardiomegaly, heart size ≥400grams, was conducted at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Mortuary between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2000. Cardiomegaly constituted 12.2% of the autopsy series over the 3-year period. The causes of cardiomegaly were essential hypertension in 55% of cases and hypertension of renal origin in 23.4% of cases. C...

Patients on maintenance hemodialysis are at high risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Fluid overload is generally regarded as the main cause of death among them. Cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) by chest plain film routinely performed to evaluate their volumetric states cardiac conditions. We recently reported that salivary conductivity a reliable marker assessing fluid status in healthy ...