Aortic insufficiency chest x-ray


 * Associate Editor-in-Chief:, Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S., Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

Overview
Chest x ray findings associated with aortic insufficiency include left ventricular enlargement.

Chest X Ray
In patients with aortic insufficiency, chest radiograph may show any of the following:
 * Cardiomegaly
 * A prominent aortic root
 * Aortic valve calcification
 * Prosthetic valve dislodgement
 * Aortic dilation
 * Pulmonary edema if aortic insufficiency is severe

Below is a chest radiograph showing left ventricular enlargement secondary to chronic aortic insufficiency as a result of increased left ventricular systolic pressure and volume overload: