38-year-old female with history of sickle cell disease presents with chest pain.
Chest X-ray shows cardiomegaly with left ventricular and left atrial enlargement and mild elevation of the end diastolic pressure characterized by cephalization of the vasculature,
Ashley Davidoff MD
38-year-old female with history of sickle cell disease presents with chest pain.
Chest X-ray shows cardiomegaly with left ventricular and left atrial enlargement and mild elevation of the end diastolic pressure characterized by cephalization of the vasculature,
Ashley Davidoff MD
The CT scan confirms left atrial enlargement, auto splenectomy with a small calcified spleen, sclerotic changes in the vertebra and sternum, and H shaped vertebra characteristic of sequelae of bone infarction.
38-year-old female with history of sickle cell disease presents with chest pain.
Chest X-ray shows cardiomegaly with left ventricular and left atrial enlargement and mild elevation of the end diastolic pressure characterized by cephalization of the vasculature,
The CT scan confirms left atrial enlargement, auto splenectomy with a small calcified spleen, sclerotic changes in the vertebra and sternum, and H shaped vertebra characteristic of sequelae of bone infarction.
Ashley Davidoff MD
Ashley Davidoff MD
CT shows sclerotic changes in the vertebrae and sternum, and H shaped vertebra characteristic of sequelae of bone infarction.
CT shows sclerotic changes in the vertebrae and sternum, and H shaped vertebra characteristic of sequelae of bone infarction.
Ashley Davidoff MD
References and Links
Gladwin, M et al MD Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Sickle Cell Disease J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Mar 27; 59(13):