What does a Interventional Cardiologist do?

A interventional cardiologist deals with the catheter based treatment of heart diseases which includes the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, vascular disease and acquired structural heart disease.

What are the typical symptoms of Cardiovascular diseases?

The patient may experience extreme fatigue, Constant dizziness, fast heart rate, irregular heartbeat, Chest pain or difficulty in breathing during regular activities.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by Interventional Cardiologists?

Investigations like Electrocardiogram, Chest X-rays, Echocardiogram, Cardiac Catheterization, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), CT (Computerized Tomography), and Transesophageal Echocardiogram

What is the difference between interventional and non interventional cardiology?

An interventional cardiologists perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy etc and evaluate arterial blockages whereas the non-interventional cardiologists do not perform the same procedures.

Can Interventional Cardiologist perform surgery?

Interventional cardiology treats cardiovascular disease using multiple non-surgical procedures, mostly are done in the cardiovascular (veins, heart and arteries) system.

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Interventional Cardiologist

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Fellowship , MBBS

28 years of overall experience

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About Dr. Abdul Majeed Zubaidi

Dr. Abdul Majeed Zubaidi is a well-known Interventional Cardiologist with 25+ years of experience.
He has completed his graduation and post-graduation from the renowned Government approved hospitals. Later, he did a Fellowship Program in Cardiology from the British Columbia Medical School in Canada.
Dr. Abdul has successfully attained a Level 3 Accreditation in Cardiac CT Performance and Interpretation from the reputed University of British Columbia, Canada.
His area of expertise lies in the management of Coronary artery disease (CAD), Heart attack. Cardiogenic shock, Valvular heart disease, Aortic stenosis, Mitral valve stenosis, and regurgitation, Structural and non-valvular heart disease, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), etc.
He has developed a methodology for rapid intervention in the treatment of the most critical type of heart attack: The ST-Elevation Myocardial Infractions (STEMI). Under his credit, there are more than 45+ national and international publications.