A subspecialty of internal medicine is cardiology. A cardiac surgeon is not the same thing as a cardiologist. A cardiac surgeon makes an incision in the chest to operate on the heart.
An expert in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular problems is a cardiologist. The cardiologist will conduct testing and maybe carry out various treatments like pacemaker insertion, angioplasty, or heart catheterization. Cardiovascular illness affects the heart, blood arteries, or both, whereas heart disease is primarily related to the heart. In order to practise as a cardiologist in the US, one must finish 4 years of medical school, 3 years of internal medicine training, and at least 3 years of cardiology-specific training.Electrophysiology study (EPS) of the heart: in this test, a catheter is threaded into a vein at the top of the leg. The catheter measures the electrical signals within the heart.
An EPS of the heart can:
help to show what is causing symptoms
help decide if a patient needs a pacemaker
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