Choosing a cardiolog | |
Title: | Choosing a cardiolog |
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Description: | Choosing a cardiologist Published: May 19S. on Tuesday Oct 13 2009 in the US House and Senate are moving to shore up support from two of their most important constituencies labor unions and doctors as the lawmakers seek to craft compromise health-care legislation Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg (Credit: Bloomberg/George Frey) While academic credentials experience and availability in an emergency should top the list of cardiologist qualifications heart patients should also consider convenience and whether the doctor's office is easily accessible Dr Martin Handler -- a cardiologist who is a senior attending physician at 's St Francis Hospital -- says cardiac patients should keep easy office access in mind Some cardiac patients are weak Handler explains and others have breathing problems For them walking a long way to a doctor's office might not be smart and even a small number of steps could pose problems BLOG: PHOTOS: DATA: WEIGH IN: "Do you have to climb stairs" Handler asks "That |