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Cardiology
Cardiology
(from
Greek
kardia
, "heart" and , "study") is a branch of
medicine
dealing with disorders of the
heart
be it human or animal. The field includes
medical diagnosis
and treatment of
congenital heart defects
,
coronary artery disease
,
heart failure
,
valvular heart disease
and
electrophysiology
.
Physicians
who specialize in this field of medicine are called
cardiologists
, a specialty of
internal medicine
. Pediatric cardiologists are
pediatricians
who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called
cardiothoracic surgeons
or
cardiac surgeons
, a specialty of
general surgery
.
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