Kolkata Heart Foundation  ·  Clinical Nutrition  ·  April 2026  ·  6 min read The Bengali table is one of the great culinary traditions in the world — rich, varied, deeply satisfying. Fish, rice, lentils, mustard, posto, mishti. It is food that carries memory, identity, and love. It is also food [...]

  Your kidneys are two small organs, each about the size of a fist, that quietly do one of the body’s most vital jobs. Every day they filter around 180 litres of blood, remove waste and excess fluid as urine, regulate blood pressure, and keep minerals like sodium and potassium [...]

The prospect of open-heart surgery can feel overwhelming. Patients come to us at Kolkata Heart Foundation carrying fear alongside their diagnosis. Our goal — before any scalpel is considered — is to ensure you understand every option, every risk, and every reason for optimism. Cardiac surgery has transformed enormously over [...]

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death globally — and India bears one of the heaviest burdens. At Kolkata Heart Foundation, our cardiologists see patients every day whose lives could have been transformed by earlier awareness. This post is a starting point for that journey. 28% of all deaths [...]