On the left, chest radiograph shows damage to the heart of an 11-year-old girl with severe dilated cardiomyopathy. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator and a peripherally inserted central catheter for delivering intravenous milrinone infusion are visible. On the right, radiography shows the same patient's chest after heart transplantation.
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