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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. Ohio has
1,126 practicing
cardiologists. Broken out by city, cardiology doctor density
in Madison is 1,
in Mansfield is 14,
in Marietta is 5,
in Marion is 6,
in Martins Ferry is 2,
in Marysville is 8,
in Massillon is 10,
in Maumee is 4,
in Mayfield Heights is 15,
in Medina is 10,
in Mentor is 7,
in Miamisburg is 7,
in Middleburg Heights is 12,
in Middletown is 15,
in Millersburg is 7,
in Mount Gilead is 3,
and in Mount Vernon is 4.
Ohio Information
Ohio’s northern border is Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes. Columbus is the capital city, and the population of Ohio is 11,464,042. Ohio is the birthplace of seven presidents, all born here before 1900. In 1803, President Jefferson approved Ohio’s boundaries and constitution, but congress did not formally admit Ohio as a state. Ohio was not officially accepted into the United States until retroactively in 1953 by President Eisenhower.
Visitors drive through covered bridges, see earthen effigy mounds and other historical monuments, or go hiking, fishing, boating or golfing in Ohio’s state parks. The Goodyear Blimp in docks in Akron, the world’s largest crystal ball is in Westerville, and the SunWatch Indian Village Archaeological Park is a popular site in Dayton.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Ohio has a population of 11,464,042.
Of this population, 2,685,258 are under the age of 18
and 1,522,387 are at or above the age of 65.
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