Hemi-pericardial agenesis causing myocardial ischaemia in a pregnant woman: a case report.

Background: Pericardial agenesis is one of the rarest cardiac anomalies, often asymptomatic, but, in some cases, causes chest symptoms and, in worst cases, fatal complication. We experienced a case of a pregnant woman with myocardial ischaemia due to a pericardial agenesis.

Case Summary: A 26-year-old woman who was 14 weeks pregnant visited our hospital complaining of chest pain in the left lateral decubitus position.

Utility of Superb Microvascular Imaging in the Assessment of Foot Perfusion in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia.

(1) Background: Although the ankle-brachial index (ABI) and skin perfusion pressure (SPP) are commonly used to evaluate the peripheral circulation in critical limb ischemia (CLI), they often cannot be performed on sore areas. We investigated the utility of superb microvascular imaging (SMI) for assessing foot perfusion in CLI patients. (2) Methods: We measured the SMI-based vascular index (SMI-VI) at six sites in the foot before and after endovascular treatment (EVT) in 50 patients with CLI who underwent EVT of the superficial femoral artery and compared the results with SPP values and the ABI.