#Pediatric_Cardiologists treat diseases and #abnormalities of the heart and circulatory system in children. Pediatric Cardiologists will work with children, from #newborns to #teenagers, in order to #diagnose, treat, and prevent heart and/or #cardiovascular_issues, including congenital conditions and defects. Pediatric cardiologists are doctors who specialize in pediatrics -- the treatment of children. They take additional sub-specialty training in cardiology. Pediatric cardiologists treat diseases and abnormalities of the heart and circulatory system in #children. They are more likely to treat #congenital diseases and defects than cardiologists who deal with adults. A congenital condition is one that is present at birth. Pediatric cardiologists conduct research on heart disease and #disorders involving blood circulation. They also educate students and doctors about heart diseases, blood circulation problems and heart rhythm disorders in #babies and #children. When heart surgery is needed, pediatric cardiologists and cardiac surgeons work as a team. Pediatric cardiologists work with the patient, family, regular pediatrician and the heart surgeon.

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#Heart_disease is an umbrella term, meaning it describes many conditions that affect a person’s #heart_health. Heart disease describes conditions that affect a person’s #heart_muscle, #heart_valves, #coronary_arteries, or heart rhythm. Each of these components plays an important part in a person’s overall heart health. When a person learns they have heart disease, it’s important for them to make lifestyle changes to slow the progression of the disease. Heart disease can cause many potentially fatal complications if left untreated

#Heart_failure occurs when the heart cannot adequately pump blood throughout the body. The heart muscle is very strong. However, over time, the muscle can be affected and have trouble doing its job. The heart starts to compensate by beating faster, building up more muscle, or stretching to accommodate more blood. Over time, these methods of compensating can affect the #heart’s function and result in heart failure. This can cause shortness of breath, dizziness, confusion, and the buildup of fluid in the body, #causing swelling.

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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 has grown to bridge many specialties, which were traditionally seen as somewhat isolated from one another. For example, #endovascular techniques mastered within the small- caliber and bifurcating coronary artery vessels of a beating heart in a conscious patient can be applied in larger vessels within #immobile_organs, especially when procedures are done under sedation or #anesthesia. This exemplifies the way interventional cardiologists work in a variety of vascular territories, including the carotid circulation, the upper and lower extremities, and the aorta and its branches. Interventional cardiology has grown in parallel with great achievements in techniques and technologies, to many innovations in its rather brief lifetime—the first balloon angioplasty was only performed in 1977.

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#Obesity increases the chance of having a heart disease and #stroke. But it harms more than just the heart or the blood vessel system. It’s also a major cause of gallstones, #osteoarthblood cholesterolritis and respiratory problems. In addition to weight gain, the frequent consequence of heart damage is lifestyle choices such as lack of exercise and a fat laden diet. Obesity also can lead to serious conditions like #heart_failure, in which your one’s heart cannot pump enough blood to the body. Being diabetic or pre-diabetic puts one at an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. One can lower its risk by keeping the blood glucose(also called blood sugar), #hypertension and blood cholesterol close to the recommended target numbers, the levels suggested by diabetes experts for good health.

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#Cardiovascular_pharmacology deals with the treatment of #heart disease. #Cardiac medications are used to treat the cardiac, circulatory and vascular system. Various #cardiovascular agents are available to treat various cardiovascular conditions. Sodium, #potassium, #calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors and #cardiac biomarkers. There are 6 associations and societies and the main association for cardiology medical agents in the US. 50 universities work on cardiac medications. Three new #drugs were introduced in 2015. There are many types #cardiovascular drugs on the market that include cardiac glycosides, anticoagulants, #antiarrhythmic_agents, anti anginal agents and #antihypertensive agents.

• Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
• Neural Control of the Cardiovascular System
• Platelet/Clotting System
• Pharmacokinetics
• Common Drug-Drug Interactions

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                                                                   Hypertension

#Hypertension is another name for #high_blood pressure. It can lead to severe health complications and increase the risk of #heart_disease, stroke, and sometimes death. High blood pressure is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause #health problems, such as #heart disease. #Blood pressure is determined both by the amount of blood your #heart_pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure. You can have high blood pressure (hypertension) for years without any symptoms. Even without symptoms, damage to blood vessels and your heart continues and can be detected. Uncontrolled high blood pressure increases your risk of serious health problems, including heart attack and stroke. High blood pressure generally develops over many years, and it affects nearly everyone eventually. Fortunately, high blood pressure can be easily detected. And once you know you have high blood pressure, you can work with your doctor to control it.

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                                    Cardio-oncology

#Cardio-oncology is a new field in cardiology. Cardio-oncologists are typically #cardiologists who see #cancer survivors or patients getting cancer treatment who develop side effects that affect the heart. Cardio-oncologists have a special interest in and knowledge about #cardiac side effects of #chemotherapy, targeted #therapy and #radiation to treat cancer.

If you are having #symptoms that you think could involve your #heart, talk to your cancer doctor (oncologist) or primary care doctor. If your doctors are concerned, they can refer you to a cardiologist or a cardio-oncologist. Make sure to learn about what side effects can be caused by your cancer treatment. That way you can help to inform your health care team. 

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                                        Cardiac regeneration

#Cardiac_regeneration is a broad effort that aims to repair irreversibly damaged #heart_tissue with cutting-edge science, including stem cell and #cell-free therapy. Reparative tools have been engineered to restore damaged heart tissue and function using the body's natural ability to #regenerate. Working together, patients and providers are finding regenerative solutions that restore, renew and #recycle patients' own reparative capacity. Through the vision and generous support of Russ and Kathy Van Cleve, strong efforts are underway to develop discoveries that will have a global impact on ischemic #heart disease.

#Heart attacks, the number one cause of heart failure, are caused by a sudden 

catastrophic death of hundreds of millions of #heart_muscle cells – functioning cells that cannot be replaced by the normal healing process. At the Center for Regenerative Medicine, we are working toward an actual cure for #heart failure by regenerating lost heart muscle cells and eliminating the need for #life-long treatments with expensive drugs and devices. Such a cure could save thousands of lives, improve the quality lives of millions of #heart failure patients and save the #health care economy billions of dollars every year.

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