Cardiology: Hidden symptoms when it comes to the heart
Many people suffer from often not easily describable complaints such as pressure or chest pain, often together with shortness of breath. These complaints can occur in isolation or together, both at rest and depending on physical strain or stress. Even these two frequently encountered physical complaints can present patients with the problem of which medical specialty they should now go to. This is because both the heart and the lungs are possible affected organs.
Cardiology one of many medical specialties
Cardiology is the discipline of internal medicine that specializes in diseases of the heart and the entire cardiovascular system. Other disciplines and specializations closely related to cardiology are rheumatology, lung medicine, gastrointestinal medicine, diabetology and lipid metabolism disorders. Neurology also has many points of contact with cardiovascular diseases. All these areas of medicine are represented at the highest level at MEDIZINICUM Stephansplatz, both in terms of equipment and expertise.
Cardiology as a specialist discipline in MEDIZINICUM
In cardiology, Dr. von Kageneck (left) and PD Dr. Kunze offer the entire spectrum of so-called non-invasive cardiology. In addition, the technical equipment of the MEDIZINICUM enables comprehensive diagnostics that meet the highest standards:
- All aspects of ultrasound examinations of the heart and blood vessels (arteries and veins).
- Stress examinations with simultaneous ultrasound evaluation of the heart action, so-called stress echocardiography.
- Stress tests with simultaneous assessment of lung function, so-called spiroergometry, which allows more precise diagnostics in both heart and lung diseases.
- Pacemaker controls and diagnostics of cardiac arrhythmias with long-term ECG and so-called event recorders.
- Assessment of the coronary vessels in cardiac CT and the extended assessment of the heart, in particular the muscle function and the heart valves in cardiac MRI.
This equipment, the great personal experience of the two cardiologists and the daily presence of the above-mentioned specialists, who can communicate with each other in the shortest possible time, ensure a holistic view of the patient. Thus the possibility can be used to discuss different aspects of a disease, highly competently with other disciplines on a very short way and to tackle the corresponding further diagnostic and therapeutic measures.
If further measures such as operations or more complex diagnostic measures such as cardiac catheter examinations have to be carried out, there is close cooperation with renowned specialist clinics on site.
