Cardiology

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

Cardiovascular disease includes conditions that affect the structures or function of your heart, such as:

Coronary artery disease (narrowing of the arteries)

Heart attack

Abnormal heart rhythms or arrhythmias

Heart failure

Heart valve disease

Congenital heart disease

Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy)

Pericardial disease

Aorta disease and Marfan syndrome

Vascular disease (blood vessel disease)