Preferred Label : reverse 5 sign;
Definition : Right border of cardiac shadow resembles a reverse 5 on a radiograph. Suggests hypoplastic
left heart syndrome; sign produced by lack of ascending aortic shadow and junction
of inferior vena cava with enlarged right atrium.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35479;
Associated condition(s)
Right border of cardiac shadow resembles a reverse 5 on a radiograph. Suggests hypoplastic
left heart syndrome; sign produced by lack of ascending aortic shadow and junction
of inferior vena cava with enlarged right atrium.
