Microcardia and cardiomegaly screening using postero-anterior chest X-ray (PA CXR) across university students in Ghana – a retrospective study [PDF]
BMC Medical ImagingBackground Microcardia and cardiomegaly are good diagnostic and prognostic tools for several diseases. This study investigated the distribution of microcardia and cardiomegaly among students of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ghana
Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh +10 more
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Deep learning‐based high‐dimensional multiple regression estimator for chest x‐ray image classification in rapid cardiomegaly screening [PDF]
Translational Biophotonics, 2023 Chest x‐ray (CXR) examination is a common first‐line, non‐invasive, and rapid screening method in clinical examinations. The posteroanterior (PA) and anteroposterior (AP) view modes can both be used to detect related cardiopulmonary diseases, such as ...
Pi‐Yun Chen +4 more
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Diagnosis and precise localization of cardiomegaly disease using U-NET
Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2020 This study examines an end-to-end technique which uses a Deep Convolutional Neural Network U-Net based architecture to detect Cardiomegaly disease. The learning phase is achieved by using Chest X-ray images extracted from the “ChestX-ray8” open source ...
Abdelilah Bouslama +2 more
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Cardiac Hypertrophy in an Infant of a Diabetic Mother: A Case of Reversible Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research, 2023 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterised by insulin deficiency or resistance and/or β-cell defects. High Body Mass Index (BMI) at conception, undiagnosed pregestational diabetes, and poor glycaemic control significantly affect
BASANY LAXMAN +3 more
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The Association of Salivary Conductivity with Cardiomegaly in Hemodialysis Patients
Applied Sciences, 2021 Patients on maintenance hemodialysis are at high risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Fluid overload is generally regarded as the main cause of cardiovascular death among them.
An-Ting Lee +6 more
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Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021 Background Chest radiographs can identify important abnormalities in patients undergoing diagnostic evaluation for cardiovascular diseases. Cardiomegaly often reflects cardiac chamber dilation, or cardiac muscle hypertrophy, or both conditions.
Benjamin Daines +8 more
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Reduction of myocardial hypertrophy after aortic valve replacement [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2007 Background/Aim. Aortic valve disease - stenosis and regurgitation are the cause of increased homodynamic stress of the left ventricle (LV) which then develops an adaptive mechanism of cardiac muscle hypertrophy.
Kostić-Mirković Andrijana +2 more
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Managing the Giant: A Novel Approach in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation With Extreme Left Atrial Enlargement. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT This case report highlights an innovative surgical approach in orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) for a patient with the largest recorded giant left atrium, measuring a biplanar volume of 1906 mL. The patient, a 63‐year‐old man with severe heart failure and a history of mitral and aortic valve replacements, presented with atrial ...
Giovannico L +7 more
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A study on computed tomography cardiothoracic ratio in predicting left ventricular systolic dysfunction [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2023 Objective A cardiothoracic ratio ≥0.50 is widely used as an indicator of cardiomegaly, but associations between the cardiothoracic ratio and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) have not been investigated previously.
Minki Chae +3 more
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