Cardiology is the study and treatment of the heart. A person who specializes in treating and diagnosing cardiovascular systems referred to a cardiologist. But a cardiologist is not always the same as a cardiac surgeon. A cardiac surgeon deals in opening the chest and performs cardiac surgery. The cardiologist carries out tests and performs procedures which include heart catheterizations, inserting a pacemaker and angioplasty.
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1. Cardiology is the study and treatment of the heart.
A person who specializes in treating and diagnosing
cardiovascular systems referred to a cardiologist.
But a cardiologist is not always the same as a
cardiac surgeon. A cardiac surgeon deals in
opening the chest and performs cardiac surgery.
The cardiologist carries out tests and performs
procedures which include heart
catheterizations, inserting a pacemaker and
angioplasty.
2. When to visit a cardiologist?
If a person is suffering from various heart
conditions then their physician can refer them
to a cardiologist.
•Symptoms indicating heart problem are:
•Shortness of breath
•Dizzinessa
•Chest pains
•Changes in heart rate or rhythm
•High blood Pressure
3. Heart diseases that a cardiologist can help
•Atherosclerosis
•Atrial fibrillation
•Arrhythmias
•Congenital heart disease
•Coronary heart disease
•Congestive heart disease
•High blood cholesterol and triglycerides
•Hypertension
•Pericarditis
•Ventricular tachycardia
•High blood pressure, or Hypertension
4. Cardiac electrophysiology
Cardiac electrophysiology is a
subdiscipline of cardiology. The
physician checks the working
of electric currents inside the
heart muscle tissue, and the
spreading of current , and the
pattern of the currents.
Electrophysiology study (EPS) of
the cardiac is the test in which a
catheter is threaded into a vein at
the top of the leg.
5. How to keep your heart healthy?
•Try these following ways to keep
your healthy and fit:
•Eat healthy.
•Get active.
•Stay at a healthy weight.
•Quit smoking
•Stay away from secondhand smoke.
•Control your cholesterol and blood
pressure properly.
•Drink alcohol only at the limit.
•Manage stress.