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3138904

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-10-27
pubmed:abstractText
Of 65 patients with posterior septal accessory pathways, 6 were found intraoperatively to have a previously unrecognized pathologic entity: a coronary sinus (CS) diverticulum in the posterior septal region. The CS diverticulum is a venous pouch within the left ventricular wall, with a neck opening into the CS. The pouch, 2 to 5 cm in diameter, has a deep wall corresponding to the left ventricular wall, with venous channel openings and a thin superficial wall made of myocardium. The CS diverticulum neck is 5 to 10-mm wide, opens into the CS and is proximal to the midcardiac vein. Using an epicardial approach during normothermic bypass, the neck of the CS diverticulum was identified, separated from the left ventricle and then closed. Accessory pathway conduction disappeared only after separation of the CS diverticulum neck. The accessory pathway is intimately related to the diverticulum. The latter is a bridge between the left ventricle and the right or left atrium. The accessory pathways associated with CS diverticula had short anterograde refractory periods and were associated with potentially malignant arrhythmias. An epicardial operative approach with division of the neck of the diverticulum is recommended when surgery is indicated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
733-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The coronary sinus diverticulum: a pathologic entity associated with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, University Hospital, London, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't