Foods with low Nutri-Scores associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, study finds

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in Western Europe, accounting for one third of deaths in 2019. Diet is thought to be responsible for around 30% of such

Both low and high folate levels during pregnancy linked to increased heart defects in babies

Dose-Response Association of Maternal Levels of Folate, Vitamin B12, and Homocysteine With Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Risk in Offspring. Credit: JAMA Network Open (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38747 Pregnant women with either

Optical coherence tomography shown to outperform conventional angiography for stent guidance in complex cases

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using optimal coherence tomography (OCT) to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with complex coronary lesions significantly improves survival and reduces adverse