Q. How to investigate mitral regurgitation by Chest Radiogram?
Enlarged left atrium is obvious on chest X-ray and it may occupy most of the cardiac silhouette in patients with aneurysmal left atrium. Left ventricular enlargement may also be seen. Mitral annular calcification may be seen left to the vertebral column in elderly women. Signs of left ventricular failure are seen some times but pulmonary artery dilatation and right ventricular enlargement are uncommon.