title: An 81-year-old man with an abnormal right-sided heart shadow on chest radiograph.
abstract: 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.
authors: Section of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN. Electronic address: shahcardiology@yahoo.com.
authors: Rahman
authors: R
authors: Shah
authors: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
authors: M Rehan
authors: MR
authors: Khan
authors: Section of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN.
authors: Tai-Hwang M
authors: TM
authors: Fan
authors: Section of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN.
authors: Genina
authors: G
authors: Ruff
authors: Section of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN.
authors: Kodangudi B
authors: KB
authors: Ramanathan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D015897:Comorbidity; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000453:epidemiology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography