what is the difference between cardiology and cardiosurgery
2007-03-07 15:57:34 · 3 answers · asked by NIVI S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Cardiologists are internists first. They subspecialize to deal with diseases of the heart.
Cardiothoracic surgeons are general surgeons first. They subspecialize to restrict their surgical practice to hearts and lungs (mostly).
2007-03-08 07:09:44 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cardiac surgery is a surgical superspeciality. Cardiology is a superspeciality of medicine and does not include surgery.
2007-03-08 00:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cardiothoracic surgery is a surgical subspecialty. Cardiology is a medical subspecialty. The former will happily take a saw to your breastbone and fillet you open. The latter will put a catheter in your groin and run it up into your heart but otherwise pretty well stay non-invasive.
2007-03-08 00:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋