Juan J. Bacigalupe MD , Natalia Vensentini MD , Santiago Torroba MD , Javier A. Mariani MD , Sandra Defelitto MD , Norberto Blanco MD , Fabian Paetz MD , Julieta Ximena Saenz MD , Marcelo Nahin MD , Maximiliano de Abreu MD
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Uhl's anomaly is an extremely rare congenital cardiac defect characterized by the absence of myocardium in the right ventricle. It has a poor prognosis, typically fatal during the perinatal period, with very few patients reaching adulthood. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman with heart failure and ventricular arrhythmia associated with Uhl's anomaly, who required cardiac transplantation, with favorable postoperative outcomes. Uhl's anomaly represents an exceedingly rare cause of cardiac transplantation in adults.