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Normal chest radiographs in LV failure fail to exclude intra-alveolar fibrosis and siderophages.
Normal chest radiographs in left ventricular failure do not exclude the presence of intra-alveolar fibrosis and large collections of siderophages.
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Normal radiographs may miss intra-alveolar fibrosis in LV failure; this Level 5 evidence leaves open the need for advanced imaging studies.
Heard et al. (1968) conducted a review in Left ventricular failure. Radiological and pathological changes in left ventricular failure include oedema and fibrosis, but normal chest radiographs do not exclude intra-alveolar fibrosis and large collections of siderophages.
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