Familial occurrence of isolated right ventricular hypoplasia

Isolated right ventricular hypoplasia is a rare congenital anomaly. This co ndition is usually associated with a communication between the atria in the form of a patent foramen ovale or secondum atrial septal defect. We descri be a familial occurrence of this rare disease. A 1-day-old male child and h is 34-year-old father were found to have isolated right ventricular hypopla sia with atrial septal defect. An autosomal dominant mode of inheritance is likely for this rare congenital anomaly, (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.