Cœur en sabot
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox medical condition (new) Cœur en sabot (French for "clog-shaped heart" or "boot-shaped heart"[1]) is a radiological sign seen most commonly in patients with tetralogy of Fallot,[2] a cyanotic congenital heart disease. It is a radiological term to describe the following findings in the x-ray:Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- The cardiac size is normal or mildly enlarged.
- The left cardiac border shows uplifted apex "outermost lower most point of the heart at the left side" denoting right ventricular enlargement.
- exaggerated cardiac waist, which means that the pulmonary segment is small and concave suggesting infundibular pulmonary stenosis.
Echocardiography has been used for confirmation and differentiation of congenital heart diseases.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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