The Department of Cardiology provides diagnosis and interventional procedures for heart diseases (angina/myocardial infarction, heart failure, valvular disease, arrhythmia) and vascular diseases (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, peripheral artery occlusion, abdominal aortic aneurysm, diabetic foot angiopathy, acute thrombosis). This department provides most tests and procedures available at advanced general hospitals for national merit recipients and local residents, with 4 cardiac specialists doing their best based on rich clinical experience and professional knowledge.
1. Medical Content
· Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and coronary artery disease (angina pectoris, myocardial infarction)
· Peripheral artery disease and diabetic foot angiopathy, carotid artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm
· Heart failure, heart valve disease, arrhythmia (diagnosis and treatment of various tachyarrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, and bradyarrhythmias), syncope
2. Cardiac Examination Room (ECG Room, Exercise Stress Test Room, Arteriosclerosis Test Room, Pacemaker Test Room, Tilt Table Test Room)
·Electrocardiogram (ECG), cardiac ultrasound (transthoracic, transesophageal), vascular ultrasound, exercise stress ECG, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, 24-hour ambulatory ECG (Holter), central aortic pressure, arteriosclerosis degree, tilt table test, pacemaker/defibrillator test
3. Cardiac Angiography Room
· Coronary angiography, coronary intervention (balloon angioplasty, stent insertion)
· Peripheral arterial intervention, Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm, Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) insertion
· Intracardiac electrical device implantation (Implantable Loop Recorder, Pacemaker, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
· Cardiac electrophysiology study and radiofrequency catheter ablation for the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation and flutter, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, and other tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias)
Cardiology
Kang Sang-wookDirector of Education and Research Office