Isolated Apical Hypoplasia of the Left and Right Ventricle.

Isolated apical ventricular hypoplasia is an extremely rare congenital heart disease. We describe 2 cases, each affecting a different side, presenting with unique clinical and imaging characteristics not hitherto delineated in the literature.

Family long QT syndrome type 2 associated with KCNH2 gene mutation: aborted sudden cardiac death.

A complete screening was performed in a family after one of its members presented with a sudden cardiac death event. A genetical analysis revealed a mutation which led to a long QT syndrome.