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.

Dr. Adel Y. Al Eryani, Interventional Cardiologist in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - Appointment

About Dr. Adel Y. Al Eryani

Dr. Adel Y. Al Eryani is the most prominent Interventional Cardiologist with 36 years of experience.
He has completed internships at King Khalid University Hospital and Riyadh Central Hospital. He has done three-month rotations in Adult Medicine, Paediatric Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology.
He has completed a three-month residency training program from the Arab Board in ten specialties.
He specializes in procedures like Holter monitoring, exercising ECG, Thallium tests, M-Mode, doppler Echography and 2D, pacemaker implantations (permanent and temporary), vena cava filters, pulmonary angiograms, right and left Heart catheterization, diagnostic coronary angiography, angioplasty, stenting, intra-aortic Balloon Insertion, primary PTCA and stenting.
He is an Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor. He has participated in ACLS courses and ECG session lectures organized for postgraduate doctors by the Saudi Heart Association.
He is a member of the Arab Board of Cardiology and the Arab Board of Internal Medicine.

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