X-ray Heart Borders

Nataliia Lopina — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:28:52 +0000

According to the radiograph of the chest, the boundaries of the heart are formed:

The right border of the heart is the superior vena cava, the right atrium. The anterior wall of the heart is the right ventricle.
Left border of the heart – aortic arch, left pulmonary artery, left atrium, left ventricle
The lower border of the heart is the left ventricle.

Front projection

Lateral projection

The right border extends between the margin of the third right costal cartilage to the sixth right costal cartilage just to the right of the sternum.
The left border extends between the fifth left intercostal space to the second left costal cartilage.
The inferior border extends from the sixth right costal cartilage to the fifth left intercostal space at the midclavicular line.
The superior border extends from the inferior margin of the second left costal cartilage to the superior margin of the third costal cartilage.

Projection of the heart on the anterior chest

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