"Cardiology (from Ancient
Greek καρδίᾱ (kardiā) 'heart'
and -λογία (-logia) 'study')
is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a
branch of medicine that
deals with disorders of the heart and
the cardiovascular
system.
The field includes medical
diagnosis and
treatment of congenital
heart defects, coronary
artery disease, heart
failure, valvular
heart disease,
and electrophysiology. Physicians who
specialize in this field of medicine are
called cardiologists,
a sub-specialty of internal
medicine.
Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who
specialize in cardiology. Physicians who
specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic
surgeons or cardiac
surgeons,
a specialty of general
surgery" Source
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