A Focus on the Right Atrium

We report a case of a 70-year-old woman who presented for a cavotricuspid isthmus atrial flutter ablation that was aborted prematurely. On subsequent imaging, she was discovered to have a right atrial diverticulum, which was present on prior imaging but not reported, likely due to unfamiliarity with...

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Main Authors: Rebecca K. Angoff, MD, Jonathan W. Waks, MD, Michael C. Gavin, MD, MPH, Hans F. Stabenau, MD, Jordan B. Strom, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923000633
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Summary:We report a case of a 70-year-old woman who presented for a cavotricuspid isthmus atrial flutter ablation that was aborted prematurely. On subsequent imaging, she was discovered to have a right atrial diverticulum, which was present on prior imaging but not reported, likely due to unfamiliarity with the entity. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
ISSN:2666-0849