Beyond patients with known cardiovascular diseases, a cardiologist can diagnose whether symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, syncope, dizziness, and palpitations are linked with disorders of cardiac nature.

What is the purpose of a cardiological examination?

A cardiological examination is useful to diagnose and treat major cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, diseases of the heart valves, or to follow up on patients with prosthetic valves.