Origin of congenital coronary arterio-ventricular fistulae from anomalous epicardial and myocardial development
Paul Palmquist‐Gomes, Adrián Ruiz‐Villalba, Juan Antonio Guadix, Juan P. Romero, Bettina Bessières, Donal MacGrogan, L Conejo, Almudena Ortiz Garrido, Beatriz Picazo-Angelín, Lucile Houyel, David Gómez-Cabrero, Sigolène M. Meilhac, José Luís de la Pompa, 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.
Experimental & Molecular Medicine · Jan 18, 2023Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology