Overview
An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease, or cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart. Interventional cardiologists also employ technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system, alleviate valvular stenosis, and treat valvular and structural heart disease.
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