Presentation
History of cardiac disease and chest pain.
Patient Data
Aortic valve prosthesis in appropriate position.
Mild diffuse prominence of the cardiac silhouette. No significant central pulmonary vascular congestion.
No discrete focal pneumonic consolidation, effusion or pneumothorax.
Case Discussion
Caged ball valve prothesis as shown in our case is used to treat aortic stenosis 1. There is no influence of age on the morbidity and mortality of the device, making it a reliably safe treatment for the elderly 2.
This case was submitted with supervision and input from:
Soni C. Chawla, M.D.
Health Sciences Clinical Professor,
Department of Radiological Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Attending Pediatric Radiologist,
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center.
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