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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;28:343-345
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Right atrial aneurysm treated with atrioplasty without using cardiopulmonary bypass in an infant

The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Received 14 February 2005; received in revised form 11 April 2005; accepted 25 April 2005.

^* Corresponding author. Address: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, 4032 Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Tel.: +61 7 3350811; fax: +61 7 33508651. (Email: pragyj{at}yahoo.com).

A 7-month-old female child was diagnosed to have a massive right atrial aneurysm, presented with arrhythmias. She was treated by restorative right atrioplasty without using cardiopulmonary bypass. She had good postoperative outcome and a 5-month follow-up remains uneventful. In the absence of major congenital heart defects, aneurysm of right atrium can be treated without using cardiopulmonary bypass.

Key Words: Aneurysm • Atrioplasty • Right atrium