Looking for a heart doctor or heart specialist? A cardiologist is the medical term for a heart doctor who diagnoses and treats conditions like chest pain, heart attacks, blocked arteries, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and heart failure. If you or a family member has been experiencing chest pain, breathlessness or any heart-related concern, a cardiologist is the right doctor to see. In India, a qualified heart specialist typically holds MBBS, MD (General Medicine) and DM (Cardiology). When choosing a heart doctor, look for hospital affiliation with a cardiac catheterisation lab and ask whether the doctor is an interventional specialist, meaning one who performs procedures like angioplasty.

Ahmedabad is Gujarat's largest city and its primary medical hub. The city's hospitals serve patients from across Gujarat and neighbouring Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Ahmedabad has notable strength in cardiac care, oncology, orthopaedics and neurology, with several NABH and JCI-accredited hospitals. The city's medical infrastructure has grown significantly over the past two decades.

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