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. Gan Hwa Wooi, Interventional Cardiologist in Penang, Malaysia - Appointment

About Dr. Gan Hwa Wooi

Dr. Gan Hwa Woo is a leading Interventional Cardiologist in Penang, practising for 20 years.
He specialises in a wide range of heart diseases and cardiovascular-related illnesses such as dyslipidaemia, resistance hypertension and diabetes mellitus along with Transradial Intervention and Angioplasty.
He is a member of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM), the Academy of Medicine, Singapore and the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology, Hong Kong and the European Society of Cardiology, France.
Dr. Gan Hwa Woo has several publications, journals, and articles to his name.
He has completed an MBBS (1998) from the University of Malaya, Malaysia.
He has done MRCP (2003) from the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom.
He is also an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist.
He has done Fellowship (Transradial Intervention & Interventional Cardiology, 2009) from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.
Dr. Gan Hwa Woo is well-versed in English, Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia and Hokkien.