[What is anomalous departure of the aorta and pulmonary artery from the right ventricle?].

Available literature data on terminological and anatomical definition of congenital combined valvular disease--anomalous right ventricular origin of the aorta and pulmonary artery--are reviewed. Not a single report analysed permitted an objective precise structural outline of the disease. The causes of this situation are elicited. The review of the 8 Soviet and 55 foreign original sources shows that the question of pathognomonicity of the anomaly anatomical signs remains disputable.