cardiology
Coronary disease specialty
Cardiology is the branch of medicine concerned with the heart and circulatory system.
A cardiologist diagnoses and treats heart conditions—arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, heart failure.
The field encompasses both interventional procedures like angioplasty and preventive care: Her cardiology appointment revealed high blood pressure.
Abnormal cardiac rhythm
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- heart failureInadequate blood pumping condition
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
angina · infarction · stenosis · regurgitation · fibrillation · murmur · aneurysm · thrombosis
Circulatory system's pump
- atriaRoofed central courts
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- aortaChief arterial trunk
arteries · veins · coronary · septum · mitral · tricuspid · pulmonary · capillaries
Procedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- bypass surgeryRerouting blood past blockages
ablation · valve replacement · cardioversion · beta blockers · statins · anticoagulants · nitroglycerin · transplant
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- pulseArterial blood throb
- bloodflowVascular fluid movement
- circulationMovement through a system
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
systole · diastole · blood pressure · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · heart rate · rhythm · contractility
Blood vessel X-ray
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
- chest x-rayRadiographic image of torso
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
arrhythmia
Abnormal cardiac rhythm
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- heart failureInadequate blood pumping condition
cardiomyopathy · angina · infarction · stenosis · regurgitation · fibrillation · murmur · aneurysm · thrombosis · ischemia
heart
Circulatory system's pump
- atriaRoofed central courts
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
aorta · arteries · veins · coronary · septum · mitral · tricuspid · pulmonary · capillaries · vascular
angioplasty
Procedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
bypass surgery · ablation · valve replacement · cardioversion · beta blockers · statins · anticoagulants · nitroglycerin · transplant · aspirin
heartbeat
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- pulseArterial blood throb
- bloodflowVascular fluid movement
- circulationMovement through a system
oxygenation · systole · diastole · blood pressure · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · heart rate · rhythm · contractility · preload
angiogram
Blood vessel X-ray
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
- chest x-rayRadiographic image of torso
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
MRI · PET scan · lipid panel · auscultation · Doppler ultrasound
electrophysiologist
Doctor treating heart-rhythm disorders
- echocardiographerHeart ultrasound specialist
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- medical specialtiesneurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, oncology
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- academic fieldsmathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
cardiologyneurology
Medical science of nerves
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- cardiology clinicFacility treating cardiovascular conditions