Definitions for "INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY"
Action that produces an effect or is intended to alter the course of a pathologic process of the heart.
Blood vessels around the heart are treated using a balloon catheter and often a stent, which is inserted into the cardiovascular system via an artery most often using the groin as an entry point. The interventional cardiologist uses x-rays and other imaging devices to guide thin catheters and other small tools through the body to the heart to treat diseased arteries of the heart without surgery.
A field of heart medicine dedicated to research and technology for minimally invasive heart procedures.