cardiology
noun
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The Heart of Cardiology
The root card- (closely related to cord) shows up in many heart-related words. Cardiologists frequently find themselves studying cardiograms, the charts of heart activity, made by machines called cardiographs. Heart attacks, and deaths caused by them, have both declined as a result of better medical emergency procedures, cholesterol-lowering drugs, and a decline in smoking. But the factors likely to actually improve heart health, such as better diets and more cardiovascular exercise (exercise, such as running, that improves the heart and blood vessels), haven't made any progress at all. So we should all be prepared to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (an emergency procedure done on someone whose heart has stopped, to get the heart and lungs working again).
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Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
This is particularly valuable in fields like cardiology, sleep medicine and radiology, where AI can quickly interpret every pixel in an X-ray to detect abnormalities that may be difficult for the human eye to discern.
—Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Once the Mount Sinai Westchester complex is complete, patients will be able to get primary and specialty care, including cardiology, urology, gastroenterology and general surgery.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Patients will also be able to undergo elective surgeries, diagnostic imaging and receive cardiology, urology and other specialty care at the hospital.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Cardiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiology. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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