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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Dr. Emad Alnono

Interventional Cardiologist

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About Dr. Emad Alnono

Dr. Emad Alnono is a well-known Interventional Cardiologist with 16 years of experience.
His areas of expertise are treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis, ischemia, coronary artery diseases, heart attacks, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and other cardiac arrhythmias, dyslipidemia, etc.
He has successfully performed over 1300 cases.
After completing his MBBS, he did an MD from the Ministry of Health, Syria.
Later, he did a residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in Cardiology and angiology and a fellowship in Cardiac Catheterization.
He is a respected member of the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, Syrian Society of Cardiology, Emirates Society of Cardiology, and Gulf Society of Cardiology.