departments

Cardiology

循環器科 (junkanki-ka)

Cardiology (循環器科, junkanki-ka) is the specialty concerned with diseases of the heart and blood vessels. It manages conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension, and valvular disease. Cardiologists use ECGs, echocardiograms, stress tests, and cardiac catheterization for diagnosis. Japan has excellent cardiac care with low rates of coronary artery disease compared to Western countries.

Blood pressure screening (血圧測定, ketsuatsu sokutei) is part of Japan's annual health checkup, and hypertension management is a core function of cardiology and internal medicine.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Cardiology
Japanese (日本語)	循環器科
Chinese (中文)	心脏科
Korean (한국어)	심장내과
Portuguese	Cardiologia
Spanish	Cardiología
Filipino	Kardyolohiya
Thai	โรคหัวใจ
Vietnamese	Tim mạch
Romanization	junkanki-ka

Related terms

• Heart 心臓
• Blood Vessel 血管
• Chest Pain 胸痛
• Palpitations 動悸
• ECG (Electrocardiogram) 心電図
• Blood Pressure Measurement 血圧測定

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