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What is meant by interventional cardiologist? An interventional cardiologist is a cardiologist with one to two years of additional education and training in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease as well as congenital (present at birth) and structural heart conditions through catheter-based procedures, such as angioplasty and stenting. What kinds of procedures do interventional cardiologists do? Types of Interventional Cardiology Procedures There are several main interventional cardiology procedures, including the following: Angioplasty and Stenting A slender, long tube is inserted into your wrist or leg through a blood vessel and guided to your heart or other areas in your body. The doctor injects a dye through your arteries for guidance while he performs the stenting procedure. The catheter has a balloon at the tip which inflates to stretch your artery open and increase blood flow to your heart. He then places a stent (small metal mesh cylinder) into your ves...

What is Atrial Flutter Atrial flutter (AFL) is a common abnormal heart rhythm that starts in the atrial chambers of the heart. When it first occurs, it is usually associated with a fast heart rate and is classified as a type of supra ventricular tachycardia. Atrial flutter  is characterized by a sudden-onset (usually) regular abnormal heart rhythm on an electrocardiogram (ECG) in which the heart rate is fast. Symptoms may include a feeling of the heart beating too fast, too hard, or skipping beats, chest discomfort, difficulty breathing, a feeling as if one’s stomach has dropped, a feeling of being light-headed, or loss of consciousness. Atrial Flutter ECG: The  Atrial Flutter ECG  shows regular flutter waves F-waves ; not to be confused with f-waves seen in atrial fibrillation which gives the baseline a saw-tooth appearance. Atrial flutter is the only diagnosis causing this baseline appearance, which is why it must be recognized on the ECG. The flutter waves (...