Interventional cardiology involves the use of imaging and diagnostic tools to monitor coronary disorders in heart patients. A cardiologist is a physician who treats disorders of the heart. An interventional cardiologist evaluates blood flow and blood pressure in the heart valves using imaging tools and equipment and other diagnostic techniques. These tests and monitoring devices, sometimes combined with medication, help the cardiologist treat patients with heart valve disorders, coronary artery disease, endocarditis, and other heart conditions.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Indiana has 170 practicing interventional cardiologists. Broken out by city, interventional cardiology doctor density in Anderson is 4, in Angola is 8, in Auburn is 3, in Avon is 9, in Bedford is 2, in Beech Grove is 4, in Bloomington is 2, in Bluffton is 3, in Brazil is 6, in Carmel is 6, in Cayuga is 1, in Charlestown is 1, in Chesterton is 1, in Clinton is 1, in Columbia City is 1, in Columbus is 5, in Connersville is 1, in Corydon is 1, in Crown Point is 2, in Danville is 3, in Decatur is 2, in Demotte is 1, in Dyer is 6, in East Chicago is 2, in Elkhart is 6, in Elwood is 1, in Evansville is 14, in Fort Wayne is 21, in Frankfort is 1, in Franklin is 7, in Gary is 3, in Goshen is 1, in Greencastle is 1, in Greenfield is 2, in Greensburg is 1, in Griffith is 1, in Hammond is 7, in Hobart is 3, in Indianapolis is 56, in Jasper is 1, in Jeffersonville is 1, in Kendallville is 2, in Knox is 2, in Kokomo is 12, in La Porte is 2, in Lafayette is 12, in Lagrange is 3, in Lawrenceburg is 5, in Lebanon is 7, in Marion is 2, in Martinsville is 7, in Merrillville is 9, in Michigan City is 1, in Mishawaka is 4, in Monticello is 1, in Mooresville is 5, in Muncie is 1, in Munster is 17, in New Albany is 4, in Newburgh is 7, in Noblesville is 4, in Paoli is 2, in Peru is 3, in Portage is 2, in Portland is 1, in Princeton is 1, in Rensselaer is 1, in Rochester is 1, in Rushville is 1, in Salem is 1, in Schererville is 1, in Sellersburg is 2, in Shelbyville is 6, in South Bend is 12, in Tell City is 1, in Terre Haute is 8, in Valparaiso is 3, in Wabash is 2, and in Warsaw is 5.

Indiana’s population is 6,271,973, and most of the state’s population is located in the north, near the Lake Michigan shoreline, and is part of the greater metro Chicago area. Indiana became a state in 1816, and boasts many historical sites and covered bridges, numerous state parks and forests, hunting and fishing, and a variety of golf courses. Centrally located Indianapolis is home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, hosting the world-famous 500-mile auto race every year. This capital and largest city of Indiana also hosts a Civil War museum, a planetarium, and the Indiana Historical Society, among many other attractions.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Indiana has a population of 6,271,973. Of this population, 1,566,280 are under the age of 18 and 774,303 are at or above the age of 65.