Double atrial shadow and prominent upper lobe vessels X-ray chest PA view showing prominent double atrial shadow (double atrial contour, shadow in shadow, double density [1]) to the right
Prosthetic valve seen on this X-ray is:
a) Starr-Edwards prosthetic aortic valve
b) Starr-Edwards prosthetic mitral valve
c) Starr-Edwards prosthetic pulmonary valve
d) Starr-Edwards prosthetic tricuspid valve
Conventionally it is considered that pleural effusion in heart failure is more common on right side. If bilateral, likely to be more severe on right side.
Biatrial enlargement on Chest X-ray Biatrial enlargement on CXR: Right atrial enlargement is manifest as a shift of the right atrial contour to the right side and left