A 34-year-old member asked:
I want to know what is the difference between a hypertension specialist and a cardiologist?
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Dr. William Haynesanswered
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 39 years experience
More knowledge: Hypertension specialists have to do extra work and exams in diagnosing and treating hypertension. For example, this can involve knowing about how the diet, brain, kidneys, adrenal glands regulate blood pressure. All of these are things that cardiologists may not necessarily have expertise in (though many do). Cardiologists often instead focus on opening up blood vessels, or implanting pacemakers.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What is the difference between a hypertension specialist and a cardiologist?
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Dr. Louis Grenzeranswered
Cardiology 57 years experience
See below: A cardiologist treats all kinds of heart disease including hypertension. Some cardiologists focus on hypertension but any good cardiologist is going to be an expert on hypertension. It iis one of the most common things that we treat.
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