Spontaneous thrombosis of an unroofed coronary sinus: case report.

Background: Unroofed coronary sinus (UCS) is a rare congenital anomaly and is usually found incidentally. While coronary sinus thrombosis (CST) can occur following instrumentation of the coronary sinus, spontaneous CST is a rare occurrence and only a few cases have been reported to date. The presence of both rare entities concurrently has not been reported previously.

Pregnancy outcomes in women following the Ross procedure.

Introduction: The Ross procedure, where a pulmonary autograft (neoaorta) replaces the aortic valve, has excellent long-term outcomes in patients with congenital aortic valve disease. However, there are reports of neoaortic dilatation and dissection. An increasing number of women are wishing to become pregnant following the Ross procedure, but little is known about the occurrence and risks of neoaortic dilatation and complications in pregnancy.

COVID-19 and adult congenital heart disease services: impact on support and advice from nurse specialists.

Although the focus on service provision in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has mainly been on acute and particularly intensive care, it is important to consider other services that are still needed. This is especially the case for vulnerable patients with long-term conditions, such as those under the care of an adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) service. The authors conducted a survey of ACHD nurse specialists in centres across the UK to acertain what they were planning in terms of the redeployment of nurse specialists.