Cardiologists in Guwahati

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Types of Cardiologists:

All cardiologists diagnose and treat heart disease. However, some, specialize in certain aspects of cardiology. For instance, the use of medical scanners to produce detailed images of the heart, or the use of balloons, catheters and stents to open blocked coronary arteries. The type of cardiologist you need to see depends on the type of hear problem you have.

One type of cardiology subspecialty is cardiovascular imaging. Cardiovascular imaging specialists fall into two groups, nuclear cardiologists and echocardiographers. Nuclear Cardiologists are highly trained in the use of radioactive "imaging" tests and special nuclear cameras. Nuclear scans reveal how effectively the heart is pumping and whether there exists any blockages in its blood flow.

Echocardiographers, uses equipment that bounces high-frequency sound waves off the heart and uses the return echo, to create moving pictures of the heart in action. Echocardiography shows how well the heart is pumping and whether the heart valves are functioning properly.

Preventive cardiologists determine your risk of heart disease and institute preventive therapy, while rehabilitative cardiologists focus on your recovery after an episode of congestive heart failure or a heart attack. Both help you to make healthy lifestyle changes, including eating a proper diet, regular exercise, managing stress, and quitting smoking. Preventive cardiologists, can help manage more challenging cholesterol, diabetes, and blood pressure problems.

Invasive cardiologists are experts in the use of catheters to perform diagnostic tests by injecting iodine dye, into blood vessels, which can be seen on an x-ray. The x-rays, called angiograms, show if there are any narrowed areas in the arteries of the heart. Then there are interventional cardiologist are experts in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease as well as congenital and structural heart conditions through catheter-based procedures, such as angioplasty and stenting.

A cardiovascular surgeon may be needed for patients with multiple coronary artery blockages, leaking heart valve(s), abnormal enlargement or aneurysms of the large arteries in the chest, Heart failure and Atrial fibrillation.

Cardiac Electrophysiologists diagnose and treat irregular heart beats or arrhythmias. In addition, they can implant a pacemaker or a defibrillator, which is similar to a pacemaker but can shock your heart back into rhythm if you need it.