Aortic Regurgitation Chest x-ray

Associate Editors-in-Chief: ; Keri Shafer, M.D. [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu]; Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

In patients with aortic insufficiency, chest radiograph may show cardiomegaly, a prominent aortic root with valvular calcification, prothetic valve dislodgement or aortic dilation. If aortic insufficiency is severe, signs of pulmonary edema may also be present.

Below is a chest radiograph showing left ventricular enlargement secondary to chronic aortic insufficiency as a result of increased left ventricular systolic pressure and volume overload.