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Chest radiography showing leftward deviation of the cardiac silhouette.
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The chest radiograph revealed a leftward deviation of the cardiac silhouette (Fig. 1).
Computed tomogram shows cardiac luxation with displacement of the heart into the left hemithorax and atelectasis of the lower lobe of the left lung.
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However, the heart silhouette shifted on the left pleural space, demonstrating rupture of the pericardium complicated with left cardiac luxation (Fig. 2).
Intraoperative photographs showing the pericardial tear.
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Normal postoperative chest radiograph.
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The postoperative chest radiograph was normal (Fig. 4).