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Does chest radiography accurately predict left atrial enlargement compared to cardiac ultrasound in adult patients?
Does chest radiography accurately predict left atrial enlargement compared to cardiac ultrasound in adult patients?
Chest radiographs using sub-carinal angle or sub-angle distance are not reliable for predicting left atrial enlargement compared to cardiac ultrasound.
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Chest radiography is unreliable for left atrial enlargement; leaves open the need for validated non-ultrasound alternatives in practice and research.
Quinton et al. (2010) studied this question.
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