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The right and left coronary arteries originate from the right and left sinuses of Valsalva of the aortic root, respectively. The posterior sinus rarely gives rise to a coronary artery and is referred to as the “noncoronary sinus.” The locations of the sinuses are anatomic misnomers: The right sinus is actually anterior in location and the left sinus is posterior. The myocardial distribution of the coronary arteries is somewhat variable, but the right coronary artery (RCA) almost always supplies the right ventricle (RV), and the left coronary artery (LCA) supplies the anterior portion of the ventricular septum and anterior wall of the left ventricle (LV).
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Akagi, T. (2021). Imaging and Treating Coronary Arteries in Children (2019 Revised). In: Butera, G., Chessa, M., Eicken, A., Thomson, J. (eds) Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69856-0_55
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