Validation of the Risk Score for Maternal Cardiac Complications in Women with Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Study.

Aim Of The Study: To validate the new cardiac risk scoring system, Sheela's Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy (SHE-CDIP), in predicting the cardiac complications in women with cardiac disease in pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in South India, over a period of 5 years from January 2010 to January 2015. Pregnant women with heart disease included in this study were 102, and data was collected from medical records.

Relationship of Early Vitamin D Concentrations and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Indian Pregnant Women.

A high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency exists in pregnant Indian women (~90%). Increasing evidence suggests that vitamin D could play a pivotal role in maintaining normal glucose homeostasis. We aimed to determine the association between maternal vitamin D concentrations in early pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Implant Stability and Bone Characteristics in Free Fibula Flaps Used for Jaw Reconstruction: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Purpose: The primary objective of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate primary and secondary implant stability values of implants placed into healed free fibula-reconstructed mandibles. The secondary objective was to investigate whether a correlation existed between primary implant stability and the quantity of cortical bone-implant contact and of cortical fibular bone in contact with the implants.

Materials And Methods: The study participants are patients enrolled in a registered trial (No.