CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Cardiology is an internal medicine discipline and it deals with evaluation and treatments of diseases in heart and coronary arteries. The problems that develop in heart and coronary arteries are first diagnosed in this department. Cardiology primarily intends to evaluate and treat the heart problems with medical approaches before a surgical requirement emerges. Surgical modalities are not used in cardiology or in other words, treatments are managed with medications or similar methods. Following procedures are performed in cardiology department;
- Cardiac stress test
- Holter ECG monitoring,
- Chest X-rays,
- Echocardiography,
- CT Coronary Angiography,
- Cardiac catheterization,
- Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.
On the other hand, Cardiovascular Surgery is a surgical discipline. As its name implies, surgical procedures are performed to solve health problems of the heart. Following procedures are performed in cardiovascular surgery department;
- Coronary by-pass surgery,
- Vascular grafting for by-pass surgery through small incisions,
- Coronary angiography,
- Radial angiography,
- Heart valve diseases,
- Aortic aneurysm surgery,
- Repair of left ventricular aneurysm,
- Surgical procedures for cardiac tumors,
- ABI Test.
Our contracted healthcare facilities serve our patients in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery departments with their specialized staff and advanced medical modalities.