Cardiac tamponade chest x ray

Chest X Ray
Cardiac tamponade can be diagnosed radiographically if the fluid has accumulated slowly over time and if the patient is stable enough to have had a chest x-ray obtained. The chest x-ray will show an enlarged globular heart.


 * Example: Cardiac perforation secondary to a fractured rib sustained in a ram attack in New Zealand: a review of ovine fatalities and an important lesson regarding the severely injured chest