Cardiology (from Greek καρδίᾱ, kardiā, "heart"; and -λογία, -logia) is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians specializing in this field of medicine are called cardiologists. Cardiologists should not be confused with cardiac surgeons, cardiothoracic and cardiovascular, who are surgeons who perform cardiac surgery - operative procedures on the heart and great vessels.
The term cardiology is derived from the Greek word καρδιά (transliterated as kardia and meaning heart or inner self).
[edit] The Cardiac Muscle
[edit] Basic cardiac physiology
A diagram of a heart with an
ECG indicator; diagrams like this are used in Cardiology.
[edit] Disorders of the heart
Main article:
Heart Disease[edit] Sudden cardiac death (The abrupt reduction or cessation of blood flow to the myocardium, leading to death)
[edit] Treatment of sudden cardiac death
Anemia
[edit] Disorders of the myocardium (muscle of the heart)
[edit] Disorders of the pericardium (outer lining of the heart)
[edit] Inflammation and infection of the heart
[edit] Diseases of blood vessels (Vascular diseases)
[edit] Procedures done for coronary artery disease
[edit] Devices used in cardiology
- Stethoscope
- Devices used to maintain normal electrical rhythm
- Devices used to maintain blood pressure
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
[edit] Cardiac pharmaceutical agents
The followings are medications commonly prescribed in cardiology:
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