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Uhl’s anomaly: a difficult prenatal diagnosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2014

Laurence Vaujois ,
Nicolaas van Doesburg  and
Marie-Josée Raboisson
Laurence Vaujois
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine Hospital Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Nicolaas van Doesburg
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine Hospital Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marie-Josée Raboisson*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine Hospital Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Montréal, Québec, Canada
*
Correspondence to: M.-J. Raboisson, MD, Division of Cardiology, CHU Sainte-Justine, Cardiologie, 3175 Chemin de la côte Sainte Catherine, Montreal, Québec, Canada, H3T 1C5. Tel: +001 514 345 4931 ext 5410; Fax: +001 514 345 4896; E-mail: mjraboisson@gmail.com
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Abstract

Uhl’s anomaly is an evolutive disease leading to terminal right ventricular failure. The most difficult differential diagnosis at presentation is the Ebstein disease. We describe the evolution of a foetus with Uhl’s anomaly from 21 to 30 weeks of gestation, with progressive reduction in the right ventricular anterior myocardium suggestive of apoptosis, leading to foetal demise.

Keywords

Uhl’s anomalyparchment-like ventricleright ventricular dilatationapoptosisfoetal echocardiography
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , March 2015 , pp. 580 - 583
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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