Cardiology Cardiology is the study and treatment of diseases of the centers as well as blood vessels. People with cardiovascular disease or disorders may also see a cardiologist.

Heart disease is a medical specialty and is part of the internal medicine associated with heart disease. It diagnoses and treats conditions such as congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease, electrophysiology, heart failure and heart disease.

Heart diseases that a cardiologist can help with include:

• atherosclerosis

• atrial fibrillation

• arrhythmias

• congenital heart disease

• coronary heart disease

• high blood cholesterol and triglycerides

• ventricular tachycardia

• high blood pressure, or hypertension