The purpose of the case report is to present a case of a 65-year-old male, referred for coronary angiography because of a typical chest pain. The coronary angiography showed an aneurysm of the left main coronary artery. Despite the absence of obvious ischemic symptoms and because of the potential complications of the aneurysm with a width of 15 mm, the patient underwent surgery.

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging was performed to assess the coronary wall morphology in detail at 22 months after the onset of Kawasaki disease in a girl who had developed coronary aneurysms at 4 yr of age. The sites of persistent aneurysms demonstrated a dilated lumen with a marked symmetrical or asymmetrical thickening of the intima-media complex. This pathologic finding was also pres...

superior mesenteric artery (sma) aneurysm is a rare disease. in this case report, we present a 32 years old woman who was admitted to our hospital with chronic abdominal pain. sma aneurysm was diagnosed after radiological evaluation. the patient underwent ligation of the superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and remained well 12 months after the surgery.

BACKGROUND Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) with concomitant aneurysms at multiple sites is quite unusual and rare. The characteristics and the etiology of this phenomenon are unknown. METHODS Herein, we present a case with right coronary aneurysm with concomitant abdominal aorta as well as right renal artery aneurysm. A systematic review of the literatures regarding CAA with other coexisting a...

A 37-year-old Asian American man presented with severe stable angina of recent onset over a period of 3 weeks. He was an active policeman, whose only significant past medical history was a prolonged febrile illness with a rash at age 5. Exercise myocardial perfusion stress test was strongly positive with ST depression in inferolateral leads and large reversible perfusion defects in the inferior...

A 37-year-old Asian American man presented with severe stable angina of recent onset over a period of 3 weeks. He was an active policeman, whose only significant past medical history was a prolonged febrile illness with a rash at age 5. Exercise myocardial perfusion stress test was strongly positive with ST depression in inferolateral leads and large reversible perfusion defects in the inferior...