1.0Best Heart Surgery Hospitalshttps://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blogdrheartcarehttps://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/author/drheartcare/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IwQJJP6pDE"><a href="https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/cardiology-definition-clinical-significance-and-overview/">Cardiology: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/cardiology-definition-clinical-significance-and-overview/embed/#?secret=IwQJJP6pDE" width="600" height="338" title="“Cardiology: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview” — Best Heart Surgery Hospitals" data-secret="IwQJJP6pDE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Cardiology is the medical specialty focused on the heart and blood vessels. It covers anatomy and physiology, diseases, diagnostic testing, and treatment strategies. Cardiology is used in outpatient prevention, inpatient acute care, and procedural settings. It commonly overlaps with internal medicine, emergency care, and cardiothoracic surgery.