Cohomogeneity one solitons for the isometric flow of -structures.

We consider the existence of cohomogeneity one solitons for the isometric flow of -structures on the following classes of torsion-free -manifolds: the Euclidean with its standard -structure, metric cylinders over Calabi-Yau 3-folds, metric cones over nearly Kähler 6-manifolds, and the Bryant-Salamon -manifolds. In all cases we establish existence of global solutions to the isometric soliton equations, and determine the asymptotic behaviour of the torsion. In particular, existence of shrinking isometric solitons on is proved, giving support to the likely existence of type I singularities for the isometric flow.

Antenatal management of at-risk pregnancies from a distance.

This study was undertaken to determine whether antenatal care can be achieved in women with at-risk pregnancies residing in rural areas with limited access to antenatal care and maternal fetal medicine (MFM) specialists. Over a period of 15 months, 156 women with high-risk pregnancies (diabetes, hypertensive disorders, suspected fetal anomalies, prior caesarean complications) from six different healthcare units had 350 visits managed by telemedicine.

Role of telephone triage in obstetrics.

Unlabelled: The telephone has become an indispensable method of communication in the practice of obstetrics. The telephone is one of the primary methods by which the patient makes her appointments and contacts her health care provider for advice, reassurance, and referrals. Current methods of telephone triage include personal at the physicians' office, telephone answering services, labor and delivery nurses, and a dedicated telephone triage system using algorithms.

Anterior mitral valve leaflet aneurysm due to infective endocarditis detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

We report a case of mitral valve aneurysm in a 30-year-old man presenting with fatigue, malaise, and fever 10 weeks after emergent aortic valve replacement for endocarditis. The transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated perivalvular aortic regurgitation, but no abscess cavity was defined. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mitral valve leaflet aneurysm.