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Cardiology
Cardiology is the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the blood vessels. Cardiologists are doctors who specialize in cardiology and can diagnose and treat various heart conditions, such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and congenital heart defects. Cardiologists can also perform some procedures, such as cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, pacemaker implantation, and electrophysiology studies.Cardiology diseases are conditions that affect the heart and the blood vessels. They can cause various symptoms and complications, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, stroke, or heart failure. Some of the common types of cardiology diseases are:
- Coronary artery disease, which is the narrowing or blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. It can lead to angina (chest pain) or myocardial infarction (heart attack).
- Heart valve disease, which is the malfunction of one or more of the valves that regulate blood flow through the heart. It can cause stenosis (narrowing), regurgitation (leaking), or prolapse (displacement) of the valves.
- Arrhythmia, which is the abnormal rhythm or rate of the heart beat. It can be too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregular (fibrillation or flutter). It can affect the efficiency and coordination of the heart pumping.
- Heart failure, which is the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. It can cause fluid buildup in the lungs, legs, or abdomen, as well as fatigue, weakness, or shortness of breath.
- Congenital heart disease, which is the presence of defects or abnormalities in the structure or function of the heart from birth. It can affect the chambers, valves, or vessels of the heart, or the connection between the heart and the lungs.
- Medications, such as antiplatelets, anticoagulants, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, statins, nitrates, and diuretics. These drugs can help prevent or treat conditions such as chest pain, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart failure, and arrhythmias
- Devices and surgical procedures, such as coronary angioplasty, stenting, atherectomy, laser angioplasty, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, heart valve surgery, cardiac resynchronization therapy, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, left ventricular assist device, and heart transplant. These procedures can help restore blood flow, open blocked arteries, repair or replace damaged valves, correct abnormal heart rhythms, support heart function, or replace the diseased heart with a healthy one
- Medical equipments, such as electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress test, Holter monitor, cardiac catheterization, angiography, intravascular ultrasound, fractional flow reserve, optical coherence tomography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and nuclear scan. These equipments can help measure the electrical activity, structure, function, and blood flow of the heart, as well as detect any abnormalities or damage
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