Called
"Cardiology".
Cardiology (kahr-dee-OL-uh-jee)
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology.
Etymology
The term "Cardiology" is derived from the Greek words "kardia," which means heart, and "logia," which means study. Therefore, Cardiology literally means the study of the heart.
Related Terms
- Cardiologist: A cardiologist is a doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
- Cardiac Surgery: Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons.
- Electrophysiology: Electrophysiology is the study of the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. It involves measurements of voltage changes or electric current or manipulations on a wide variety of scales from single ion channel proteins to whole organs like the heart.
- Coronary Artery Disease: Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease (IHD), involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of plaque in the arteries of the heart.
- Heart Failure: Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), means the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
- Valvular Heart Disease: Valvular heart disease is any disease process involving one or more of the four valves of the heart (the aortic and mitral valves on the left and the pulmonary and tricuspid valves on the right).
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