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.

Pr. Dr. Abdelaziz Ibrahim, Interventional Cardiologist in Ajman, United Arab Emirates - Appointment

About Pr. Dr. Abdelaziz Ibrahim

Pr. Dr. Abdelaziz Ibrahim is a highly skilled and experienced Interventional Cardiologist with over 22 years of experience.
Owing to his interest in interventional cardiology, in 2010, he started a cath lab of which he was the director.
In 2014 also, he started the program of cardiac CT in Dallah Hospital, Riyadh.
Dr. Ibrahim is an expert at performing complex coronary angioplasty, implantation of pacemakers and ICDs, balloon mitral and pulmonary valvuloplasty, total occlusions, IVUS, FFR, and radial approach.
Additionally, he is skilled at cardiac imaging, 3-D transesophageal and dobutamine stress echocardiography, cardiac CT and CT coronary angiography.
He completed his MBBS in 1995 and MD (Cardiovascular Medicine) in 2006 from the Zagazig Faculty of Medicine.
He also received a Board certification in Cardiac CT in 2016 from the Zagazig Faculty of Medicine.
He received further training in Harefield Hospital, UK.
Dr. Ibrahim has published a few papers sharing his experiences and observations from his practice.

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