Interventional Cardiology
Interventional cardiology is an advanced field in cardiology that aims to diagnose and treat many cardiovascular diseases using catheters and interventional procedures. These techniques offer effective treatment options for some conditions while reducing the need for open surgery in appropriate cases.
It is a specialty that deals with the use of catheters and interventional procedures to diagnose and treat diseases of the heart, arteries and blood vessels.
These include narrowing and blockage of the coronary arteries, and some cases of heart valve and blood vessel diseases, depending on the assessment of the case.
Catheterization is an interventional procedure usually performed through the blood vessels, and in most cases does not require opening the chest like traditional heart surgeries.
Not necessarily; the decision depends on the degree of narrowing, symptoms, test results, and the patient’s general health condition.
The patient’s medical history, symptoms, and diagnostic tests are assessed, and then a treatment plan is developed that suits the patient’s condition and the severity of the disease.