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Int Med Case Rep J2026;19587320.January 1, 2026Case Reports

Anatomical Variant or Pathological Anomaly? A Case Report of an Asymptomatic Cardiac Apical Cleft.

Charles Malisaba Posite1,2,3, Abdul Katongole4, Mahad Said Mohamed1, Phillip Omega5, Joseph Ongaria4, Richard Ambayo4, Moses Elly Byaruhanga4, Male Mutumba4, Ibe Michael Usman6
1Department of Pathology, Kampala International University, Ishaka, Uganda.
2Faculty of Medicine, Université Catholique du Graben, Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
3Department of Planetary Health and Climate Resilience Lab, EarthRoost+, Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
4Department of Forensic Medicine, Kampala Capital City Authority, Kampala, Uganda.
5Department of Pathology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
6Department of Anatomy, University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda.
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Congenital cardiac malformations are the most common birth defects, with a global prevalence of approximately 8 per 1000 live births. While most are symptomatic, a small subset of structural variants can remain clinically silent. We report a rare case of a deep apical cleft, an incidental and benign post-mortem finding that must be differentiated from clinically significant pathologies…

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