This specialty deals with diagnosing and treating cardiovascular issues, providing care for conditions affecting adults.
Treatments include catheterization, stents, pacemakers, managing heart attacks, hypertension, and high cholesterol.
Heart catheterization involves inserting a flexible tube into an artery to access the heart, often accompanied by X-ray imaging.
Heart attack symptoms include chest pain, spreading pain, heartburn, dizziness, nausea, difficulty breathing, and sweating.
Causes include high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, inactivity, obesity, and stress.
Treatments include lifestyle changes, medication, and possibly surgery under a cardiologist's care.
Heart surgeons may perform procedures using stents to keep arteries open, often involving catheter use.
A heart attack involves reduced blood flow to the heart, often due to blockage. Prevention includes a healthy lifestyle and regular checks.