Utility of the novel fetal heart quantification (fetal HQ) technique in diagnosing ventricular interdependence and biventricular dysfunction in a case of prenatally diagnosed Uhl's anomaly

Balu Vaidyanathan; Sruthi Soman; Balaganesh Karmegaraj

doi:10.1111/echo.15862

Utility of the novel fetal heart quantification (fetal HQ) technique in diagnosing ventricular interdependence and biventricular dysfunction in a case of prenatally diagnosed Uhl's anomaly

Echocardiography. 2024 Jul;41(7):e15862. doi: 10.1111/echo.15862.

Authors

Balu Vaidyanathan¹, Sruthi Soman¹, Balaganesh Karmegaraj¹

Affiliation

¹ The Fetal cardiology unit, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.

PMID: 38943481
DOI: 10.1111/echo.15862

Abstract

Uhl's anomaly is characterized by complete or partial absence of right ventricular myocardium. We describe a case of prenatally diagnosed Uhl's anomaly with biventricular dysfunction which was quantified with speckle tracking echocardiography using a novel fetal heart quantification (fetal HQ) technique.

Keywords: Biventricular dysfunction; Fetal HQ; Uhl's anomaly.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Echocardiography* / methods
Female
Fetal Heart* / diagnostic imaging
Fetal Heart* / physiopathology
Heart Defects, Congenital* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital* / physiopathology
Heart Ventricles* / abnormalities
Heart Ventricles* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles* / physiopathology
Humans
Pregnancy
Ultrasonography, Prenatal* / methods

Supplementary concepts

Uhl anomaly