Cardiology

is the specialty that is concerned with

heart

disorders and problems as well as parts of the circulatory system. A

Cardiologist

or

Heart Specialist

specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects (defects in the structure of the heart chambers and other blood vessels present at birth),

Cardiovasular Disease

(aorta/ventricle), heart failure (

heart attack

/

cardiac

arrest), diseases of the heart valves, cholesterol, high blood pressure and electrophysiology/

Pacemaker

(the electrical activities of the heart).