Idiopathic or congenital coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an uncommon form of coronary artery disease. In adults, coronary artery ectasia is usually associated with atherosclerotic change and is well recognized clinical entity encountered during cardiac catheterization. Coronary artery dilatation in pediatric is usually associated with the sequelae of Kawasaki disease. Congenital coronary arter...

PURPOSE To report a case of corneal ectasia following hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis in a patient who had previous laser thermal keratoplasty. METHODS Case report. RESULTS We report a case of a 66-year-old emmetropic man initially presented with complaint of difficulty reading without correction. Laser thermal keratoplasty (LTK) was performed on the non-dominant right eye, resulting...

We report the case of a patient with situs inversus totalis, annuloaortic ectasia complicated by aortic insufficiency and mitral regurgitation which induced congestive heart failure. Both valvular lesions were repaired physiologically using aortic root sparing Yacoub 'remodeling' technique and mitral ring annuloplasty. Valve sparing techniques can be used effectively even in patients with compl...

A case of periductal mastitis and mammary duct ectasia is presented in a 50 year old male, with presenting symptoms similar to those of females, namely subareolar breast lump and mastalgia. As far as can be ascertained only 4 cases of mammary duct ectasia and periductal mastitis in males have been reported previously. Since this entity is not well known in males it is possible that it may be un...

Morning glory syndrome is a congenital anomaly of the posterior pole which is characterised by an ectasia of the posterior pole of the fundus involving the optic disc. In addition there is a slightly protruding pigment ring in the peripapillary area, and nonbranching veins protrude in radial formation from the ectasia. Recognition of veins and arteries is always difficult. The peripheral retina...

AIM The present study was designed to investigate mean platelet volume (MPV) values in coronary artery ectasia (CAE) patients in comparison with individuals with coronary artery disease and normal coronary angiograms. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients with stable angina pectoris and scheduled for angiography were included in the study. Those with isolated coronary ectasia were evaluated in the co...

PURPOSE To evaluate changes in corneal topography indices after corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) in patients with keratoconus and corneal ectasia and analyze associations of these changes with visual acuity. SETTING Cornea and refractive surgery subspecialty practice. DESIGN Prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. METHODS Corneal collagen crosslinking was performed in eyes wi...

PURPOSE To evaluate a series of patients with corneal ectasia after LASIK that underwent the Athens Protocol: combined topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) to reduce or eliminate induced myopia and astigmatism followed by sequential, same-day ultraviolet A (UVA) corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). METHODS Thirty-two consecutive corneal ectasia cases underwent transepithelial ...

Aim: Although underlying mechanisms of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) are clearly unknown, endothelial dysfunction may be responsible for the coronary ectasia. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is the principal endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase and elevated levels of ADMA is considered to be a marker of endothelial dysfunction and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Accordingl...

Purpose: To report two patients with spontaneous scleral perforation and bleb formation associated with Marfan syndrome (MFS); which one of them also showed bilateral optic nerve dural ectasia. Case reports: An 11-year-old girl was referred with progressive myopia. Past medical history was negative. Slit-lamp examination revealed bilateral scleral thinning and perforation with bleb formation, s...