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What is the difference between a cardiologist and a vascular doctor?
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Cardiologist: Cardiologist specializes in heart disease, vascular specialist in blood vessels.
Answered 7/14/2017
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Specialty : Cardiologists specialize in heart disease. There is a lot of overlap between heart disease and vascular (blood vessel) disease, and most cardiologist treat vascular disease as well. Vascular surgeons specialize in treating diseases of the blood vessels.
Answered 9/3/2013
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See below: A cardiologist is a medical specialist in heart disease and often sees pts with vascular problem in their legs, abdomens, and necks. A vascular doctor may be a medical doctor but is more often a surgeon and specializes in operating on the blood vessels in the legs, abdomen, and neck. A cardiothoracic surgeon operates on hearts
Answered 4/2/2019
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