Congenital Abnormality
uhl anomaly
uhl a·nom·a·ly
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Uhl anomaly is characterized by an almost complete absence of the myocardium in the right ventricle resulting in a thin walled nonfunctional right ventricle manifesting with cardiac arrhythmias and right ventricular failure. Cases of partial absence of right ventricular myocardium which remains asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic until adulthood have also been reported. Patients presenting with complete Uhl anomaly should be considered for cardiac transplantation.OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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(uhl's anomaly) Uhl anomaly of the right ventricle refers to the almost complete absence of right ventricular myocardium, normal tricuspid valve, and preserved septal and left ventricular myocardium.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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