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The first mutation was in a 1-day-old infant, whereas the second was in a 14-year-old girl. The two <jats:italic>KCNH2<\/jats:italic> mutations were transiently transfected into either human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells or human induced pluripotent stem-cell derived cardiomyocytes. We performed associated multiscale computer simulations to elucidate the arrhythmogenic potentials of the <jats:italic>KCNH2<\/jats:italic> mutations. Genetic screening of the first and second index patients revealed a heterozygous missense mutation in <jats:italic>KCNH2<\/jats:italic>, resulting in an amino acid change (P632L) in the outer loop of the channel and substitution at position 428 from serine to proline (S428P), respectively. Heterologous expression of P632L and S428P into HEK cells produced no hERG current compared to the wild type (WT). Moreover, the co-transfection of WT and P632L yielded no hERG current; however, the co-transfection of WT and S428P yielded partial hERG current. Action potentials were prolonged in a complete or partial blockade of hERG current from computer simulations which was more severe in Purkinje than ventricular myocytes. Three dimensional simulations revealed a higher susceptibility to reentry in the presence of hERG current blockade. Our experimental findings suggest that both P632L and S428P mutations may impair the <jats:italic>KCNH2<\/jats:italic> gene. 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