Preferred Label : boot-shaped heart sign;
RADLEX synonyms : coeur en sabot;
Definition : An appearance of the heart on the frontal chest radiograph of a child with decreased
pulmonary vasculature, in which the left cardiac border resembles the outline of a
wooden boot. The upturned cardiac apex is ascribed to right ventricular hypertrophy.
Associated with tetralogy of Fallot.;
Source : Radiology 2008; 246:328-329;
Origin ID : RID35053;
Associated condition(s)
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
An appearance of the heart on the frontal chest radiograph of a child with decreased
pulmonary vasculature, in which the left cardiac border resembles the outline of a
wooden boot. The upturned cardiac apex is ascribed to right ventricular hypertrophy.
Associated with tetralogy of Fallot.
