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Cardiology Information
Description
Cardiology is the treatment of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. A cardiologist is a physician who specializes in treating heart conditions such as abnormal heart rhythms, heart attacks, coronary artery disease, congenital heart defects, and disease of the heart valves. A cardiologist can inform your doctor about new drugs or tests that may be beneficial to you.
Some heart conditions can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle, and can be fatal. Methods that cardiologists use to study heart conditions include stress tests, a monitor to record your heart rate and rhythm, a biopsy, which studies a tiny piece of heart tissue, and an echocardiogram, which uses sound waves to show a picture of how your heart works.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are Peripheral Vascular Disease, Blood Clot, angioplasty, Hypertension, Angina, Congestive heart failure, Heart Attack, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary heart disease, Pericarditis, Atherosclerosis, Cardiac Arrest, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Ventricular Tachycardia, Myxoma, Bigeminy, Heart block, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Mitral valve disorders, and Congenital pulmonic stenosis.
Procedures Performed
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Gastric Bypass Surgery, Open Heart Surgery, Valve Repair, Valve Replacement, Bypass Surgery, Catheter Ablation, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Carotid Artery Surgery, Atherectomy, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Cardiac Bypass Surgery, Heart Transplantation, Laser Angioplasty, Coronary Bypass Surgery, Balloon Angioplasty, Carotid Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Valvuloplasty, and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Tests Performed
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Holter Monitor, Cardiac Stress Test, Echocardiogram, Blood Test, Sphygmomanometer, Cardiac Enzymes, IVUS, Electrophysiologic study, and Coronary Catheterization.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Florida has
1,883 practicing
cardiologists. Broken out by city, cardiology doctor density
in Altamonte Springs is 8,
in Apopka is 5,
in Atlantis is 21,
in Aventura is 35,
in Belle Glade is 2,
in Boca Raton is 35,
in Bonita Springs is 4,
in Boynton Beach is 13,
in Bradenton is 27,
in Brooksville is 11,
in Cape Coral is 19,
in Clearwater is 36,
in Clermont is 5,
in Cocoa is 3,
in Cocoa Beach is 5,
in Coral Gables is 18,
in Coral Springs is 11,
in Crestview is 5,
in Crystal River is 6,
in Davenport is 8,
in Daytona Beach is 15,
in Deerfield Beach is 6,
in Delray Beach is 40,
in Deltona is 4,
in Dunedin is 9,
in Eustis is 3,
in Fernandina Beach is 8,
in Fort Lauderdale is 55,
in Fort Myers is 42,
in Fort Pierce is 10,
in Gainesville is 57,
in Gulf Breeze is 4,
in Hialeah is 27,
in Hollywood is 34,
in Homestead is 1,
in Inverness is 8,
in Jacksonville is 125,
in Jacksonville Beach is 11,
in Jupiter is 15,
in Kissimmee is 23,
in Lady Lake is 2,
in Lake City is 8,
in Lake Mary is 16,
in Lake Wales is 2,
in Lake Worth is 13,
in Lakeland is 22,
in Lantana is 1,
in Largo is 13,
in Lauderdale Lakes is 7,
in Leesburg is 27,
in Longwood is 7,
in Margate is 7,
in Melbourne is 25,
in Miami is 175,
in Miami Beach is 39,
in Milton is 2,
in Naples is 37,
in New Port Richey is 16,
in New Smyrna Beach is 2,
in North Bay Village is 2,
in North Miami Beach is 5,
in Ocala is 31,
in Ocoee is 14,
in Orange City is 6,
in Orange Park is 15,
in Orlando is 103,
in Ormond Beach is 9,
in Oviedo is 4,
in Palm Beach Gardens is 15,
in Palm Coast is 5,
in Panama City is 5,
in Pembroke Pines is 33,
in Pensacola is 28,
in Plantation is 21,
in Pompano Beach is 13,
in Punta Gorda is 6,
in Rockledge is 6,
in Safety Harbor is 28,
in Sanford is 2,
in Sarasota is 57,
in Sebastian is 4,
in Sebring is 16,
in Seminole is 2,
in South Miami is 18,
in South Pasadena is 7,
in Stuart is 11,
in Sunrise is 6,
in Tallahassee is 22,
in Tamarac is 12,
in Tampa is 105,
in Tarpon Springs is 3,
in Tavares is 12,
in Titusville is 6,
in Venice is 15,
in Vero Beach is 17,
in West Palm Beach is 26,
in Weston is 17,
in Winter Haven is 10,
in Winter Park is 13,
and in Zephyrhills is 13.
Florida Information
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According to 2005 Census estimates, Florida has a population of 17,789,864.
Of this population, 3,975,071 are under the age of 18
and 2,978,335 are at or above the age of 65.
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