Editing Cardiology (section)

{{short description|Branch of medicine dealing with the heart}}
{{about|the medical speciality|the album|Cardiology (album)|the medical journal|Cardiology (journal)}}
{{Infobox medical speciality
| title        = Cardiology
| subdivisions = {{bulleted list |Interventional Cardiology, |Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, |Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, |Nuclear Cardiology, |Adult Congenital Heart Disease, |Pediatric Cardiology, |Echocardiography, |Cardiovascular Imaging}}
| image        = [[File:Heart diagram blood flow en.svg|225px]]
| caption      = Blood flow diagram of the human heart. Blue components indicate de-oxygenated blood pathways and red components indicate oxygenated blood pathways.
| system       = [[Cardiovascular system|Cardiovascular]]
| diseases     = {{bulleted list |[[Cardiovascular disease|Heart (or cardiovascular) disease]] and [[heart failure]],  |[[atherosclerosis]] and [[coronary artery disease]], |[[atrial fibrillation]] and other [[arrhythmia]]s, |[[cardiomyopathy]], |[[Hypertension|hypertension (high blood pressure)]], |[[congenital heart disease]]}}
| tests        = [[Cardiology diagnostic tests and procedures|Blood tests, electrophysiology study]], [[cardiac imaging]], [[ECG]], [[echocardiogram]]s, [[Cardiac stress test|stress test]]
| specialist   = Cardiologist
| glossary   = [[Glossary of medicine]]
}}
{{Infobox Occupation
| name= Cardiologist
| image=
| caption=
| official_names=
* Physician
* Surgeon
| type= [[Specialty (medicine)|Specialty]]
| activity_sector= [[Medicine]], [[Surgery]]
| competencies=
| formation=
* [[Doctor of Medicine]] (M.D.)
* [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine]] (D.O.)
* [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery]] (M.B.B.S.)
* [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery]] (MBChB)
| employment_field= [[Hospital]]s, [[Clinic]]s
| related_occupation=
}}

'''Cardiology''' ({{ety|grc|''καρδίᾱ'' (kardiā)|heart||-''λογία'' ([[wikt:-logia|-logia]])|study}}) is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of [[medicine]] that deals with disorders of the [[heart]] and the [[cardiovascular system]]. The field includes [[medical diagnosis]] and treatment of [[congenital heart defect]]s, [[coronary artery disease]], [[heart failure]], [[valvular heart disease]], and [[electrophysiology]]. [[Physician]]s who specialize in this field of medicine are called '''cardiologists''', a sub-specialty of [[internal medicine]]. Pediatric cardiologists are [[pediatrician]]s who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called '''[[cardiothoracic surgeon]]s''' or '''cardiac surgeons''', a specialty of [[general surgery]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herper |first=Matthew |date=December 5, 2017 |title=27 Top Cardiologists, Picked By Big Data |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/12/05/27-top-cardiologists-picked-by-big-data/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=Forbes |language=en-US}}</ref>