Cardiology
Cardiology; is the department where the diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular diseases are performed. In the Cardiology department of BHT CLINIC Istanbul Tema Hospital, procedures such as ECG, stress test, echocardiography, blood pressure Holter, rhythm Holter, and transesophageal echocardiography are performed by our specialist physicians and healthcare personnel. Additionally, in our clinic, temporary pacemakers, permanent pacemakers, coronary angiography, angiography performed from the wrist, leg vessel angiography, carotid artery angiography, and stenting are successfully carried out.
Cardiology Department Diagnosis and Treatment Areas
The most important function of the heart is to pump blood to the body. If the heart, for some reason, cannot pump enough of the blood the body needs most, heart failure occurs.
The cardiology department deals with heart and circulatory system diseases, primarily heart failure, as well as;
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Myocarditis
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease
- Atrial Myxoma
- Endocarditis Diseases
- Hypertension
- Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Tumors
- Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Myocardial Infarction
- Peripheral Artery Diseases
- Pericardial Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Primary Tumors
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Pulmonary Regurgitation
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Diagnostic Methods Used in Heart Diseases:
- Echocardiography (Echo)
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Blood Pressure Holter
- 24-Hour Rhythm Holter
- Stress Test
- Coronary Angiography, Leg Vessel Angiography, Carotid Angiography
- Pacemaker
- Electrophysiological Study and Ablation (EPS)
Symptoms and Complaints of Heart Diseases
- Chest Pain (Angina)
- Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea)
- Edema
- Fainting (Syncope)
- Palpitations (Arrhythmia)
- Cyanosis (Bluish discoloration)
- Easy Fatigability
- Hypertension
