Uhl's Anomaly in Adulthood

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Jul;15(4):523-525. doi: 10.1177/21501351241236720. Epub 2024 May 2.

Abstract

Uhl's anomaly is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by the absence of right ventricular myocardium. The widely accepted pathological mechanism is intrauterine myocardial apoptosis. Uhl's syndrome carries a poor prognosis. In rare situations, patients with Uhl's anomaly reach adulthood. We will present a case of a 29-year-old patient with Uhl's syndrome treated at our center, highlighting the diagnostic, surgical, and postoperative challenges in management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans

Supplementary concepts

  • Uhl anomaly