Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm: An Association With Primary Varicose Veins?

Coronary artery aneurysms are rare conditions with potentially devastating consequences. We describe the case of an athletic 40-year-old woman who received a diagnosis of giant right coronary artery aneurysm while she was undergoing a work-up for lower extremity varicose veins. She underwent successful surgical treatment without any complications.

Cavernous Malformation of the Seventh Cranial Nerve: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Background: Cavernous malformations (CMs) arising in the cranial nerves are rare. Only a few cases of facial nerve CMs have been reported in the literature.

Case Description: A 52-year old woman presented with headache, unilateral worsening facial weakness, and hearing loss.

Dialysis arteriovenous fistula causing subclavian steal syndrome in the absence of subclavian artery stenosis.

We present a rare cause of subclavian steal syndrome secondary to a dialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF). A 69-year-old female with end-stage renal disease presented with ataxia and recurrent fainting spells. Angiography revealed normal subclavian arteries bilaterally, a right VA origin occlusion, and an apparent left VA origin occlusion.