Earth-heart sign

(A) Posteroanterior chest radiograph showing earth-heart sign. The cardiac silhouette appears to be flattened. This sign indicates cardiac compression caused by tension pneumomediastinum.

(B) Normal cardiac silhouette on 12^th postoperative day after air drainage.

Modified from: Obeso Carillo GA, Barge Caballero G, Canizares Carretero M, et al. The Earth-Heart sign: A new diagnostic finding in a patient with tension pneumomediastinum. Lancet 2014; 383:486.

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Earth-heart sign