Cardiology and Cardiac Nursing

Types of Cardiology

The heart is a vital organ within our body, pumping oxygen-rich blood to the parts that need oxygen, and oxygen-poor blood back towards the lungs. Considering the importance of the heart, there are different types of Cardiac specializations like Cardiology, Vascular surgery, Electrophysiology and Cardiac Surgery with different purposes to maintain the health of the heart. All cardiologists study the disorders of the heart, but the study of adult and child heart disorders are through different training pathways. Therefore, an adult cardiologist is inadequately trained to take care of children, and pediatric cardiologists are inadequately trained to take care of adults. The surgical aspects are not included in cardiology and are in the domain of cardiothoracic surgery. For example, coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), cardiopulmonary bypass and valve replacement are surgical procedures performed by surgeons, not cardiologists. However the insertion of stents, pacemakers is performed by cardiologists. Different Types of Cardiology For example: Adult Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardio geriatrics, Echocardiography, Interventional cardiology, Pediatric cardiology ….etc.