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. Shereef Elbardisy

Interventional Cardiologist

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27 years of overall experience

Surgeries Performed: 2000+

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About Dr. Shereef Elbardisy

Dr. Shereef is a reputed Interventional Cardiologist with an experience of over 26 years.
He specializes in managing patients with coronary artery diseases, valvular heart diseases, and cardiac arrhythmias.
He has been practicing in the UAE for more than 11 years and has performed over 2,000 procedures.
He is an expert in performing complex coronary interventions such as chronic total occlusion, implantation of cardiac devices such as pacemakers and ICDS, and peripheral arterial angioplasty.
He graduated from Cairo University in Egypt and holds a Medical Doctorate (MD) from Al Azhar University.
He received his advanced medical training in Interventional Cardiology from the National Heart Institute in Cairo, Egypt.

Special Interest

Implantation of cardiac devices, Peripheral arterial angioplasty, Medical management of hypertension and heart failure, Complex coronary interventions, CABG, Chronic total occlusion