CARDIOLOGIST

Cardiology is a medical specialty and a branch of internal medicine concerned with disorders of the heart. It deals with the diagnosis and treatment of such conditions as congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, electrophysiology, heart failure and valvular heart disease. Subspecialties of the cardiology field include cardiac electrophysiology, echocardiography, interventional cardiology and nuclear cardiology.

There are a range of disorders of the cardiovascular system that are treated in our cardiology department. Among them are acute coronary syndrome, which encompasses the broad range of myocardial infarction symptoms. Angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and restenosis are other common disorders.

Broader categories of disorders which are diagnosed here:-

• Cardiac arrest
• Disorders of the heart valves
• Congenital heart defects
• Septal defects
• Vascular diseases
• Deep vein thrombosis