Description

The cardiology department focuses on diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels. Multispecialty hospitals may also provide interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery. Conditions treated: Coronary artery disease Heart attack Angina High blood pressure Heart failure Heart valve diseases Arrhythmia Cardiomyopathy Congenital heart disease Peripheral vascular disease Diagnostic services: ECG Echocardiography Stress test / TMT Holter monitoring Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Cardiac imaging Coronary angiography Treatments and procedures: Medical management of heart disease Angiography Angioplasty Coronary stenting Pacemaker implantation Cardiac catheterization Valve procedures Cardiac rehabilitation Cardiac surgery may include: CABG / bypass surgery Valve replacement or repair Congenital heart surgery Major aortic procedures