#Heart_disease  refers to several types of problems that affect the heart. The most common type of heart disease is #coronary_ artery_disease (CAD). Heart disease is also called #cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the #blood_ vessels, which carry #blood to different parts of your body. These include coronary artery disease, vascular (peripheral artery) disease, and #stroke.

The most common heart attack symptom in women is the same as in men – some type of #chest_pain, pressure or discomfort that lasts more than a few minutes or comes and goes. But chest pain is not always severe or even the most noticeable symptom, particularly in women.

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#Electrophysiology is the study of the #electrical properties of #biological macromolecules, cells, #tissues, and organs. Electrical signals such as voltage and/or current are generally measured. Examples include measuring changes in the membrane voltage of excitable cells (e.g., neurons, muscle cells, and some endocrine cells) during an action potential. The current carrried by ions as they permeate the pore of ion channels can also be measured - both at the single-channel level (single-channel current), as well as the macroscopic current resulting from the activity of a population of channels.

As another example, electrical measurements may involve recording voltage changes at the surface of the skin that result from the activity of skeletal muscles (electromyogram, EMG), cardiac myocytes (electrocardiogram, ECG), or neurons in the brain (electroencephalogram, EEG).

Electrophysiology: The #biomedical field dealing with the study of electric activity in the body. Electrophysiology includes the study of the production of electrical activity and the effects of that electrical activity on the body. 

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#Cardiologists are doctors who specialize in #diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and #blood_vessels—the #cardiovascular system. You might also visit a cardiologist so you can learn about your risk factors for #heart disease and find out what measures you can take for better #heart health.

The equipment in a cath lab allows the doctor to see the state of the heart. #Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG): this records the #electrical activity of the heart. #Ambulatory ECG: this records #heart rhythms while the person carries out exercise or their regular activities.

The primary responsibility of the #heart is to #pump blood throughout the body. It pumps blood from the body — called the #systemic circulation — through the lungs — called the #pulmonary circulation — and then back out to the body. This means that the heart is connected to and affects the entirety of the body.

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   #Interventional_Cardiology is an area of medicine within the #subspecialty of cardiology that uses specialized imaging and other #diagnostic_techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart, as well as technical procedures and medications to treat #abnormalities that impair the function of the #cardiovascular system.

    #Interventional_cardiology is the subspecialty of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter- based treatment of heart diseases. The field includes the #diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, vascular disease and acquired structural heart disease. For pediatric interventional cardiologists, #congenital_heart defects are the major focus of diagnosis and treatment.