Coronary arterial fistula.
We report two cases of coronary arterial fistula communicating with the right ventricle. It was noted that the coronary arteries did not spring from the aorta in the normal way. Proximal connections between the coronary arteries and the aorta absent. The lesions were associated with pulmonary valvular atresia, tricuspid valvular stenosis, and intact ventricular septum. We describe the clinical and autopsy findings and discuss the possible pathogenesis.
D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male