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Dyspnoea and enlargement of the right ventricle

    Author: Axel Küttner, MD, Erlangen, Germany
    Body Region: Chest

    1. Patient Presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient Presentation

    • A 60-year-old man referred to our emergency department from home for rapidly worsening dyspnoea and severe enlargement of the right ventricle as assessed by echocardiography. Two weeks prior to the incident, the patient was treated for pneumonia and discharged home in good conditions; however, global dilatation of the heart and a prominent hilus on the right side were noted on the conventional chest radiographs. The clinical suspicion was pulmonary embolism.
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