List two signs of a pericardial effusion on CXR.

List two signs of a pericardial effusion on CXR.

1. Enlarged heart shadow, often with a globular shape (i.e., the transverse diameter is disproportionately increased)
2. Fat pad sign (i.e., a soft tissue stripe wider than 2 mm between the epicardial fat and the anterior mediastinal fat is noted on a lateral view)