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Is it true that cardiovascular medicine is the same as cardiology?
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Cardiology: The terms are synonymous in most of our minds.
Answered 4/3/2014
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Yes: Cardiology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart be it human or animal. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists. Cardiovascular by definition encompasses beyond the heart
Answered 12/31/2014
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