Interventional Cardiology

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The subspecialty of cardiology uses specialized catheter-based techniques to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease, vascular disease, structural heart disease, and congenital heart defects. 

Interventional cardiologists use various diagnostic tools and imaging techniques to measure cardiovascular functions such as blood pressure and blood flow in major arteries throughout the body and within the different chambers of the heart. 

Interventional cardiologists do not perform traditional “open” heart surgeries.