Peripheral Arterial Disease

An angiography (or cardiac catheterisation) is a test that can detect blockages or narrowing in the coronary arteries.

Your doctor or healthcare professional may recommend a CT scan (also known as a CAT scan) because it is the best way for us to make an accurate diagnosis for certain conditions.

Your doctor or healthcare professional has recommended an MRI scan because it is the best way to make an accurate diagnosis of your condition.

Ultrasound is a non-invasive scan used to monitor and diagnose conditions in many parts of the body. Some men's and women's health tests including testicular, gynaecological and pregnancy scans are carried out using ultrasound.

An X-ray machine produces a burst of high energy radiation which passes through the body to produce an image on a film or detector.

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) - often abbreviated to angioplasty - is a procedure to re-open a narrowed heart artery by inflating a tiny balloon in the narrowed segments.

Sometimes plaque begins to build up on the walls of your arteries causing them to narrow and restricting the flow of blood.

If conservative methods to treat your angina are not successful your consultant may recommend coronary artery bypass graft.

Dieticians study and translate scientific information about food and nutrition and dietary advice into practical guidance.

Endovascular treatments are minimally invasive procedures to treat problems with blood vessels.

Peripheral arterial stenting uses a stent to widen an artery.