Neonates with congenital heart disease: an overview.
The chest x-ray can be a valuable tool as part of the initial evaluation of a neonate with clinical signs of congenital heart disease. The radiographic appearance of pulmonary vascularity, as well as cardiac size and configuration, can provide information about the pathophysiologic effect of a cardiac lesion. Along with clinical evaluation of the infant, information gathered from the x-ray may be helpful in indicating which cardiac defect is involved. However, final identification of a defect would require further evaluation by echocardiogram or cardiac catheterization.
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D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity