Developmental BiologyExperimental & Molecular MedicinePeer-reviewed
Origin of congenital coronary arterio-ventricular fistulae from anomalous epicardial and myocardial development
Paul Palmquist‐Gomes, Adrián Ruiz‐Villalba, Juan Antonio Guadix…·José María Pérez-Pomares
This study investigates the embryonic origin of coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) using animal models and shows that myocardial discontinuities in the ventricular wall cause CAF formation through abnormal epicardial-endocardial interactions.