title: Right atrial diverticulum presenting as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
abstract: A 7-year-old male presenting with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and tachycardia was suspected by echocardiographic and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation to have an associated pericardial cyst anterior to the right atrium and ventricle. Electrophysiological evaluation demonstrated short antegrade and retrograde accessory connection refractory periods, with inducible orthodromic atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia. Surgical observation revealed a rare congenital right atrial diverticulum bridging the anterior right atrioventricular groove, with the functional accessory connection lateralized to the medial aspect of this structure. Endocardial and epicardial incisions and cryolesions placed along the anterior right atrioventricular groove initially appeared successful, but preexcitation recurred within 4 weeks postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Children's Heart Center, Atlanta, GA 30322.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gillette
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002648:Child; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*