{"id":21668,"date":"2016-11-09T05:34:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T00:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiophile.org\/?p=21668"},"modified":"2022-12-09T05:07:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T23:37:58","slug":"prominent-right-atrial-and-superior-vena-caval-shadow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/prominent-right-atrial-and-superior-vena-caval-shadow\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent right atrial and superior vena caval shadow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mYuI12d7N7M\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prominent right atrial and superior vena caval shadow<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21669\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21669 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SVC.jpg\" alt=\"svc\" width=\"554\" height=\"502\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Prominent right atrial and superior vena caval shadow<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chest X-ray PA view showing prominent right atrial and superior vena caval shadow along with mild cardiomegaly. <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Right atrial enlargement<\/span> is suggested by the rightward shift of right cardiac border. Superior vena caval shadow can be traced upwards from the upper part of the right right atrial contour. Right bronchus can be seen as a more vertical air column than the left bronchus which is more horizontal. In general the vascular markings in the lung are a bit more prominent than usual. Main pulmonary artery segment is visible below the aortic knuckle as little bulge beyond the left cardiac border.<\/p>\n<p>Aortic knuckle is considered as the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">first mogul<\/span> and the pulmonary artery the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">second mogul<\/span> on the left cardiac border. If the left atrial appendage is prominent, it becomes the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">third mogul sign<\/span> (not seen here).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent right atrial and superior vena caval shadow Chest X-ray PA view showing prominent right atrial and superior vena caval shadow along with mild cardiomegaly. Right atrial enlargement is suggested by the rightward shift of right cardiac border. 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