Right Atrial Diverticulosis and Early-onset Arrhythmia: Rare Cause of Incessant Neonatal Arrhythmia

Neeraj Aggarwal; Raja Joshi; Reena K Joshi; Mridul Agarwal

doi:10.1007/s13312-017-1056-8

Right Atrial Diverticulosis and Early-onset Arrhythmia: Rare Cause of Incessant Neonatal Arrhythmia

Indian Pediatr. 2017 Jun 15;54(6):503-504. doi: 10.1007/s13312-017-1056-8.

Authors

Neeraj Aggarwal¹, Raja Joshi, Reena K Joshi, Mridul Agarwal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology and *Pediatric Cardiac Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Neeraj Aggarwal, Consultant Pediatric Cardiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajender Nagar, New Delhi 110 060, India. drneeraj_12@yahoo.co.in.

PMID: 28667725
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-017-1056-8

Abstract

Background: Atrial flutter not responding to medications could be secondary to structural malformations of heart.

Case characteristics: A 5-year-old child with resistant arrhythmia, with onset in neonatal period.

Observations: Multiple right atrial diverticuli were detected on CT angiography and cardiac catheterization. Patient reverted to sinus rhythm following surgical excision of diverticuli.

Message: In cases of intractable supraventricular tachycardia, structural anomalies of atrium should be suspected.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac* / diagnosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac* / physiopathology
Child, Preschool
Diverticulum* / diagnostic imaging
Diverticulum* / physiopathology
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
Heart Atria* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria* / physiopathology
Heart Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases* / physiopathology
Humans
Male