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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. Montana has
57 practicing
cardiologists. Broken out by city, cardiology doctor density
in Billings is 22,
in Bozeman is 3,
in Butte is 2,
in Glasgow is 1,
in Great Falls is 8,
in Helena is 1,
in Kalispell is 6,
in Missoula is 13,
in Plains is 1,
and in Whitefish is 1.
Montana Information
Montana’s capital is Helena. Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park draw millions of visitors each year, with spectacular scenery, hunting, fishing and hiking available. Montana became a state in 1864, and is sparsely populated, with only 935,670 residents. Montanans camp, sail, boat, swim, and fish in the Canyon Ferry Lake area near Helena. Missoula offers museums, historic churches, early-century buildings, galleries, and cultural activities. In Butte, tour historic Victorian mansions, and see several mining museums that portray Butte’s history as a mining town in the 1800s. A popular attraction is the Cowboy’s Museum in Great Falls that houses Old West relics and antiques.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Montana has a population of 935,670.
Of this population, 199,615 are under the age of 18
and 128,099 are at or above the age of 65.
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