Highlights a rare structural anomaly (giant right atrial diverticulum) as a potential anatomical basis for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in a neonate.
May prompt imaging for atrial diverticula in refractory neonatal SVT; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
A case of a giant right atrial diverticulum associated with neonatal supraventricular tachycardia is reported. The electrocardiogram in sinus rhythm showed pre-excitation that may have been caused by the right atrial diverticulum adhering to the right ventricle.
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