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case_images: Chest CT angiography of the patient.. Asterixis demonstrates enlargement of the right atrium and right ventricle secondary to right-sided heart strain because of pulmonary artery hypertension. Arrows point to filling defects (pulmonary emboli) in the segmental pulmonary arterial branches supplying the right lower lobe.
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: There were additional imaging features of right-sided heart strain with enlargement of the right-sided heart chambers, flattening of the interventricular septum, enlargement of the main pulmonary trunk, and reflux of contrast into the inferior vena cava (IVC) (Figure 1).