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Kumar P, Chaturvedi H, Khatri P, Khatri S. Uhl’s anomaly: rare but does exist. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016; 26:563-565. [DOI: 10.1177/0218492316674859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A 17-year-old boy presented with facial puffiness and swelling in the lower limbs for 6 months and one episode of syncope 15 days earlier. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a dilated right atrium and right ventricle with right ventricular systolic dysfunction. The free wall of the right ventricle was thinned out and devoid of myocardium and trabeculations. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed an extremely dilated thin-walled right ventricle and absence of trabeculations, with no fat signal in the right ventricular wall, in contrast to that seen in arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia, which confirmed the diagnosis of Uhl’s anomaly.
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- Parveen Kumar
- Department of Cardiology, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Radiology, Eternal Hospital, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, Jaipur, India
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Uozumi T, Fujita Y, Tsukimori K, Fusazaki N, Nakano T, Kado H, Chinen Y, Kamitomo M, Nishibatake M, Kato K. Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of Uhl anomaly. CASE REPORTS IN PERINATAL MEDICINE 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/crpm-2014-0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Uhl anomaly is an extremely rare condition, and herein, we present a case of prenatally diagnosed Uhl anomaly to illustrate the associated echocardiographic features. Fetal echocardiography at 26 weeks indicated an enlarged right ventricle, severe tricuspid and pulmonary regurgitation, and ruptured ventricular septal aneurysm, resulting in a circular shunt. At 36 weeks, based on the presence of a thin ventricular wall and absence of apical trabeculation, a diagnosis of Uhl anomaly was made. The neonate, delivered by cesarean section, underwent main pulmonary artery ligation to eliminate the circular shunt immediately after birth. Moreover, he underwent ductus arteriosus ligation and received a pulmonary artery to aorta shunt for progressive lung congestion. He is currently well and awaiting a staged Fontan operation involving a bidirectional Glenn procedure. Understanding and accurate prenatal diagnoses of Uhl anomaly may help in parental counseling, planning appropriate perinatal care, and increasing the chances of survival.
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- Tomonobu Uozumi
- Department of Obstetrics, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neonatal Cardiology, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Pamukcu O, Ozyurt A, Argun M, Baykan A, Narın N, Uzum K. Unusual right ventricle aneurysm and dysplastic pulmonary valve with mitral valve hypoplasia. Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2014; 6:167-9. [PMID: 24688237 PMCID: PMC3957449 DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.115272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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We report a newborn with an unusual combination of aneurysmally dilated thin-walled right ventricle with hypertrophy of the apical muscles of the right ventricle. There was narrow pulmonary annulus, pulmonary regurgitation, and hypoplasia of the mitral valve and left ventricle. We propose that this heart represents a partial form of Uhl's anomaly.
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- Ozge Pamukcu
- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey
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Song BG. A rare case of partial absence of the right ventricular musculature in asymptomatic adult man: partial Uhl's anomaly. Heart Lung 2013; 42:215-7. [PMID: 23498722 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Uhl's anomaly is a myocardial disorder of unknown cause that is characterized by complete or partial absence of the myocardium of the right ventricle. The disease may represent a cause of right heart dilatation and failure. Although most cases of Uhl's anomaly end fatally in infancy or childhood, an initial presentation during adulthood has been reported in rare cases. We report a very rare case of partial absence of the right ventricular musculature or partial Uhl's anomaly that incidentally found in asymptomatic adult man.
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- Bong Gun Song
- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, #4-12, Seoul 143-729, South Korea.
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Quintavalla C, Bossolini E, Rubini G, Tursi M. Uhl’s Anomaly in a Domestic Shorthair Cat. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2010; 46:444-8. [DOI: 10.5326/0460444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A 2-year-old, neutered male, domestic shorthair cat was presented for investigation of dyspnea and episodic weakness. Clinical and ultrasonographic features were consistent with right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Pathological findings documented Uhl’s anomaly. Although rare, Uhl’s anomaly should be a differential diagnosis for cats with right-sided congestive heart failure. In particular, Uhl’s anomaly could be misdiagnosed as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy due to the similarity of clinical and echocardiographic findings.
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- Cecilia Quintavalla
- Department of Animal Health (Quintavalla), University of Parma, Via del Taglio, 10, Parma, 43100 Italy
- Via Di Lucignano 53 (Bossolini), Foiano Della Chiana, Arezzo, 52045 Italy
- Via Provinciale Sud 11/3 (Rubini), Castello D’Argile, Bologna, 40050 Italy; and the
- Department of Animal Pathology (Tursi), University of Turin, Via Leonardo Da Vinci 44, Grugliasco, Torino, 10095 Italy
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- Department of Animal Health (Quintavalla), University of Parma, Via del Taglio, 10, Parma, 43100 Italy
- Via Di Lucignano 53 (Bossolini), Foiano Della Chiana, Arezzo, 52045 Italy
- Via Provinciale Sud 11/3 (Rubini), Castello D’Argile, Bologna, 40050 Italy; and the
- Department of Animal Pathology (Tursi), University of Turin, Via Leonardo Da Vinci 44, Grugliasco, Torino, 10095 Italy
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- Department of Animal Health (Quintavalla), University of Parma, Via del Taglio, 10, Parma, 43100 Italy
- Via Di Lucignano 53 (Bossolini), Foiano Della Chiana, Arezzo, 52045 Italy
- Via Provinciale Sud 11/3 (Rubini), Castello D’Argile, Bologna, 40050 Italy; and the
- Department of Animal Pathology (Tursi), University of Turin, Via Leonardo Da Vinci 44, Grugliasco, Torino, 10095 Italy
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- Department of Animal Health (Quintavalla), University of Parma, Via del Taglio, 10, Parma, 43100 Italy
- Via Di Lucignano 53 (Bossolini), Foiano Della Chiana, Arezzo, 52045 Italy
- Via Provinciale Sud 11/3 (Rubini), Castello D’Argile, Bologna, 40050 Italy; and the
- Department of Animal Pathology (Tursi), University of Turin, Via Leonardo Da Vinci 44, Grugliasco, Torino, 10095 Italy
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Cardaropoli D, Russo MG, Paladini D, Pisacane C, Caputo S, Giliberti P, Calabrò R. Prenatal echocardiography in a case of Uhl's anomaly. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2006; 27:713-4. [PMID: 16710881 DOI: 10.1002/uog.2798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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