• Indian heart journal · Jul 2008

    Review Case Reports

    Giant congenital diverticulum of the right atrium.

    • Munesh Tomar, Sitaraman Radhakrishnan, Krishna Subramony Iyer, and Savitri Shrivastava.
    • Department of Pediatric & Congenital Heart Diseases, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India. muneshtomar@yahoo.com
    • Indian Heart J. 2008 Jul 1; 60 (4): 359-62.

    AbstractCongenital diverticulum of heart is a rare entity, which may arise from the atria, atrial appendages, coronary sinus or the ventricles. A 3-year-old child presented with history of early fatigability for 6 months and recent upper respiratory tract infection. Chest X-ray and echocardiogram revealed marked right atrial enlargement. At surgery, a right atrial diverticulum was excised under cardiopulmonary bypass. Pathology revealed thickened endocardium with edema and myocardial fiber hypertrophy. Our experience with this rare congenital disease is presented along with a review of the literature.

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