Boot-shaped heart

Boot-shaped heart

Boot-shaped heart

Boot-shaped heart is classic signs of

[A] LV enlargement
[B] RA enlargement
[C] LV and RV enlargement
[D] RV enlargement

Boot-shaped heart

  • The classic signs of RV enlargement are a
    • Boot-shaped heart
    • Filling in of the retrosternal airspace

It is rare for the right ventricle to dilate without LV dilation – So this boot shape is not often obvious.

Boot-shaped heart – Most commonly seen as an isolated finding in Tetralogy of Fallot.

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