Sonya Babu-Narayan
Dr. Sonya Babu-Narayan is a clinical director at the British Heart Foundation and a consultant cardiologist, recognized for her expertise in congenital heart conditions. She played a crucial role in the recent study that revealed a potential connection between low iron levels in pregnant women and the risk of congenital heart disease in infants, advocating for further research to explore the implications for maternal and child health.
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Dr. Sonya Babu-Narayan, director of the British Heart Foundation, emphasized the potential for new treatments for heart failure if further studies confirm the results.
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Hungary· 2026-01-19
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan highlighted the importance of early diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy to prevent sudden death in children.
Swab test can identify children with potentially deadly heart condition, study finds | Children's health
United Kingdom· 2025-09-01
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, a consultant cardiologist, emphasized the importance of considering weight loss drugs for heart failure patients.
Weight loss drugs can halve heart patients’ risk of early death, study finds | HealthUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-31
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan is the clinical director at the British Heart Foundation and a consultant cardiologist who discussed the advancements of the AI stethoscope.
AI stethoscope could detect heart conditions in secondsUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-30Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan highlighted the importance of early diagnosis for accessing necessary treatment.
Doctors develop AI stethoscope that can detect major heart conditions in 15 seconds | Artificial intelligence (AI)United Kingdom· 2025-08-30
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, a clinical director at the British Heart Foundation, discussed the implications of the study on takotsubo syndrome.
Exercise and therapy can mend a broken heart, study suggests | HealthUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-30
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan highlighted the trial's findings on improving patient outcomes through increased potassium levels.
Potassium-rich diet may cut risk of heart failure by 24%, study suggests | Heart diseaseUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-29
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, clinical director at the British Heart Foundation and consultant cardiologist, said: 'If low iron turns out to be one of the culprits, then replenishing iron levels during early pregnancy when the baby’s heart is forming could have significant benefit for a baby’s lifelong heart health.'
Low iron in pregnancy linked to newborn heart disease in ‘gamechanger’ discovery – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-04-25