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Right atrial diverticulosis and early-onset arrhythmia: Rare cause of incessant neonatal arrhythmia

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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.

Outcome

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.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Neeraj Aggarwal & Mridul Agarwal

  2. Pediatric Cardiac Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Raja Joshi & Reena K. Joshi

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Correspondence to Neeraj Aggarwal.

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Aggarwal, N., Joshi, R., Joshi, R.K. et al. Right atrial diverticulosis and early-onset arrhythmia: Rare cause of incessant neonatal arrhythmia. Indian Pediatr 54, 503–504 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-017-1056-8

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