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What is cardiology

Cardiology is the study and treatment of theu00a0 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.

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What is cardiology

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  1. What is cardiology? 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.

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