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.

Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Neumann, Interventional Cardiologist in Freiburg, Germany - Appointment

About Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Neumann

Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Neumann is a well-known Interventional Cardiologist with 38+ years of experience.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Aachen and London and held a postdoctoral position in Physiology at the University of Aachen in 1981.
He later undertook a clinical appointment at the Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg.
In 2001, he became the Medical Director and Chairman of the Heart Centre Bad Krozingen and was affiliated with the University of Freiburg as Honorary Professor in 2002.
He has been chairing the Division of Cardiology and Angiology II of the newly founded University Heart Centre Freiburg in Bad Krozingen, since 2012.
Dr. Neumann is a member of the International Editorial Board of the European Heart Journal and has extensive knowledge in Thrombosis/Coagulation, Surgical ventricular restoration, Paediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Cardiac Catheterisation, Atherectomy, etc.
He has published several well-researched articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals.

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