An 81-year-old man with an abnormal right-sided heart shadow on chest radiograph

An 81-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of dry cough. He also complained of mild dyspnea, wheezing, and low-grade fever. He denied hemoptysis, fever, rashes, or chest pain. The patient's medical history included coronary artery bypass surgery, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux di...

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Published inChest Vol. 147; no. 2; p. e52
Main Authors Shah, Rahman, Khan, M Rehan, Fan, Tai-Hwang M, Ruff, Genina, Ramanathan, Kodangudi B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2015
Subjects
Aged, 80 and over
Asymptomatic Diseases
Comorbidity
Coronary Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Angiography
Gastroesophageal Reflux - epidemiology
Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology
Ultrasonography
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Summary:An 81-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of dry cough. He also complained of mild dyspnea, wheezing, and low-grade fever. He denied hemoptysis, fever, rashes, or chest pain. The patient's medical history included coronary artery bypass surgery, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and COPD. The patient was a retired welder and an ex-smoker.
ISSN:1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.14-1393