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		Heart Failure

A chest x-ray shows increased size of the heart (H), which is typical of dilated congestive cardiomyopathy. A normal chest x-ray is shown on the right for comparison; the heart, lungs (L), vertebrae (v), and collarbone (C) can be seen.

(From MY Chen, Basic Radiology, 1996, McGraw-Hill, Fig. 3-E-3, Fig. 4-1b; with permission.)