Cardiology and Cardiac Nursing

Cardiology

Cardiology is a branch of internal medicine, study and treatment of disorders of the heart and the blood vessels which is diagnosed by a Cardiologist. The diseases which the cardiologist can help are atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease, congestive heart disease, high blood cholesterol and triglycerides, hypertension, pericarditis, ventricular tachycardia, high blood pressure.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Job Opportunity for the Cardiologist has tremendously grown upto 14% from 2014-2024. That should be an increase in approximately 99,300 positions nationwide. Cardiac Nursing 2019 Congress also discusses the current research of cardiology based on “Diabetes which worsens the outcomes for people with diastolic heart failure”, for which a coordinated care is very much needed.