Key result
CMR guides diagnosis and medical therapy in two pediatric cases of rare Uhl anomaly.
Why the study?
Uhl’s anomaly is a rare congenital absence of right ventricular myocardium with limited reported cases and poor prognosis, requiring further clinical description.
Case Report (n=2)
CMR aids Uhl's anomaly diagnosis in pediatric heart failure; leaves open whether medical management alters outcomes versus palliation.
Uhl’s anomaly is a rare congenital anomaly of the heart in which there is a congenital absence of the right ventricular myocardium. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. It normally presents in infancy with features of congestive cardiac failure; however, cases have been reported in adults with right heart failure. Although the prognosis is not good, palliative surgical modalities are being done in this population. We report below 2 cases of children with Uhl’s anomaly who presented to us with this rare condition and are un- der medical management.
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Murtaza Kamal (2023) conducted a case report in Uhl's anomaly (n=2). Medical management was evaluated. Two children with Uhl's anomaly, a rare congenital absence of right ventricular myocardium, were successfully diagnosed using CMR and managed medically with diuretics and ACE inhibitors.
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