Cardiology is a branch of medicine that concerns diseases and disorders of the heart, which may range from congenital defects through to acquired heart diseases such as coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. The term cardiology is derived from the Greek words “cardia,” which refers to the heart and “logy” meaning “study of.”

In 1952, the first open heart surgery was performed by an American surgeon called Floyd John Lewis.

India will have the notorious distinction of recording the highest number of cardiac deaths by 2030 in the world with virtually every fourth death occurring due to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), warned noted cardiologist Dr CN Manjunath.

Few studies have found that Indians suffer from heart diseases at least 10 years before people in the West.This has been attributed to sedentary lifestyles, diabetes, increasing consumption of alcohol, smoking and hypertension.