Cardiology

Interventional cardiology is a relatively new field in medicine. The doctors within this field treat heart diseases through minimally invasive procedures through the use of catheters, stents, and balloons. Catheter are thin tube made up of several types of material depending on how it will be used. A stent on the other hand is a tube composed of metal that can remain within the body to keep a blood vessel open. Interventional cardiology is said to be first discovered by Andreas Gruentzig in 1977 when he widened part of an abnormally narrowed, a condition called stenosis, left anterior descending artery through the use of a balloon catheter.3 Previously any treatment of the heart required open heart surgery which put the patient in high risk…

the days of plain old balloon angioplasty by Andreas Gruntzig in 1977 the field of Interventional Cardiology has evolved to current era of transcatheter aortic valve implantation, revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions and bioabsorbable vascular scaffolds. Despite the advances, one thing that hasn’t changed is number one cause of death, i.e. Cardiovascular disease. It still remains a challenge that has driven me to continue to learn pathophysiology and management of…

college, and for cardiologist, that is more that slightly true. Cardiology, the study of the heart, is a broad, yet specific, field of study. One could deal with heart problems in general, such as heart palms and plaque, or one could delve deeper in to subcategories such as implants and echocardiography, tracking heartbeats through sound waves. However, before even acquiring a job, cardiologist must go through 2 years of hands on training through clinical rotations and specialty training. Only…

India, I soon came to realize the effectiveness and importance of the simple EKG. When the patients arrived in distress, a quick and accurate interpretation of the clinical picture including the EKG was essential to initiate early life-saving maneuvers, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and stabilization prior to transfer to the tertiary referral center. I spent hours researching on effective cardiac resuscitation techniques and came to regard cardiology as the most prestigious and noble profession.…

What is Cardiology?Cardiology is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the heart.What can this type a doctor do?.They can help people with heart disease,blood vessel,and other thing that affect the heart and blood vessels.To be a Cardiologist you need four years of medical school as well three years of internal medicene traning.Finally,one must compleate three more years of what is called specialized traning and private practices and universities.Other requirements…

mind waking up in the morning for or to study for. It was only until my grandfather passed away from a heart disease, when I truthfully identified what part of science I would want to study. And that is Cardiology, as it is something I generally have an interest in, for me its a subject which means far more than an academic subject for a set number of hours a week. It means learning and providing the expertise I need to continue to the next stage in life- sharing the knowledge learnt with others…

high school. The twelve years included four years of an undergraduate degree, four years of medical school and eight years at his residency, when the minimum is three years. He spent so much time in his residency learning everything there was about the heart, specializing in four different areas. Each of these specialties required a board exam to receive his licensing and certification to work in these fields. In addition to taking the cardiology board exam and the heart failure and intervention…

importance of primary angioplasty A heart attack, if not done within the golden period, weakens the hearts affecting the quality of life of an individual and often the family, making the drive to do a primary angioplasty all the more intense. Primary Angioplasty (PAMI) is the best form of therapy for an acute STEMI; world over. The success rate of primary angioplasty is more than 95 percent when performed by experienced doctors in a hospital that can provide integrated expertise at short…

hospital’s services were consolidated. CMH is a modern well-equipped facility that included several educational affiliations, which included a unique teaching arrangement with Duke University Medical Center. The CMH-Duke program began in 1968 with Duke faculty members leading training sessions aimed at improving medical expertise, technological advancements and new skills while maintaining sophisticated patient care. The new program would include a suite for open-heart surgery; this could lead…

the store without a prescription, but it is important to treat it as soon as you can because it can blister and then you will need to get some antibiotics to treat it. When it comes to Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease there really is not any type of treatment, but there are things you can use to relive some of the pain and discomfort like pain medication and some kind of mouth wash that numbs the pain for the sores in the mouth. The most important thing in both of the diseases is that you have to make…