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. Iowa has 74 practicing interventional cardiologists. Broken out by city, interventional cardiology doctor density in Ames is 4, in Anamosa is 5, in Atlantic is 1, in Audubon is 1, in Bettendorf is 2, in Cedar Rapids is 9, in Charter Oak is 1, in Council Bluffs is 12, in Cresco is 1, in Davenport is 7, in Denison is 2, in Des Moines is 19, in Dubuque is 2, in Elkader is 1, in Fort Dodge is 8, in Fort Madison is 3, in Guttenberg is 1, in Hamburg is 2, in Independence is 3, in Iowa City is 12, in Iowa Falls is 1, in Manchester is 1, in Manilla is 1, in Mason City is 2, in Monticello is 1, in Mount Pleasant is 3, in Newton is 1, in North English is 1, in Onawa is 1, in Ottumwa is 1, in Rock Rapids is 1, in Schleswig is 1, in Sheldon is 1, in Sioux City is 1, in Sumner is 1, in Vail is 1, in Waterloo is 3, in Waverly is 1, in West Burlington is 1, and in West Des Moines is 8.

Iowa’s capital is Des Moines, home to Drake University. Iowa achieved Statehood 1846, and the state’s population is now 2,996,334. The Mississippi river borders the state on the east, and a majority of the state’s economic output is agricultural. Many cultural and entertainment opportunities exist for visitors to the “quad cities” of Davenport and Bettendorf, IA, and Rock Island and Moline, IL. Numerous museums, arts, music and sports events are available in Iowa, including the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, the Amana Colonies, and the Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead. Famous people born in Iowa: Buffalo Bill, entertainers Johnny Carson and John Wayne, and former president Herbert Hoover.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Iowa has a population of 2,966,334. Of this population, 656,031 are under the age of 18 and 434,196 are at or above the age of 65.