Kardiologi - Apakah Kardiologi?

Kardiologi adalah spesialis medis berurusan dengan gangguan jantung. Bidang termasuk diagnosis dan pengobatan cacat jantung bawaan, penyakit arteri koroner, jantung, penyakit katup jantung dan elektrofisiologinya.

Dokter yang mengkhususkan diri dalam bidang kedokteran ini disebut dokter ahli jantung.

Dokter ahli jantung tidak boleh bingung dengan ahli jantung bedah, kardiotorak dan kardiovaskular, yang dokter-bedah yang melakukan bedah kardiak melalui sternotomy - terbuka prosedur operasi jantung dan pembuluh besar.

Istilah '' Kardiologi '' berasal dari kata bahasa Yunani '' καρδιά'' (ditransliterasikan sebagai '' kardia'' dan berarti '' hati '' atau '' dalam diri '').

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