Iatrogeny in cardiologyThe word iatrogeny derives from the Greek and concerns any disorder caused to the patient by inaproppriate medical practice. Unfortunately, the rise of an iatrogenic disease is related to the daily handline of cardiac disease. There are two types of iatrogeny: that caused by a medical action and omission iatrogeny, caused by the lack of a medical action. Iatrogeny occurs in all steps of medical practice starting with the patient-doctor relationship including diagnosis treatment and finally prevention of diseases. This article makes a brief commentary about iatrogenic heart disease and mentions some examples of it.