Heart and lung
Issues with your breathing or your heart can have a huge impact on the way you live your life. We offer a broad range of tests and treatments to help you grapple with any issues you have in this area.
Common issues with the heart can often be overcome with procedures like bypass surgery or the implantation of a pacemaker.
See our Nuffield Health experts' articles regarding the health of your heart and lungs.
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Symptoms
Whatever your symptoms you should see your GP for a proper diagnosis. Some common symptoms:
Conditions
Some common conditions and diseases that could match your symptoms:
- Aneurysm
- Angina
- Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Lung cancer
- Asthma
- Cardiomyopathy
- Valve disorders
- Coronary heart disease
- Heart Disease
- Ischaemia
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Sleep apnoea
- Tachycardia
- Tuberculosis (TB)
Tests and scans
We offer a range of tests and scans to help understand your needs. Some key tests and scans include:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) scan
- Angiography
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Larynx diagnostic endoscopy (or laryngoscopy)
- Echocardiogram
- Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)
- Arterial mapping (or artery assessment)
- Cardiac electrophysiology study and catheter ablation
- CT calcium scoring (or cardiac calcium scoring)
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Cardiac event monitor
- X-ray
Treatments
Getting treated as soon as possible can be easy. Some key treatments and procedures include:
- Aortic aneurysm repair
- Aortic stent grafts
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronisation therapy
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Root Repair
- Assessment of all aspects of cardiology
- Aortofemoral bypass
- Arterial Surgery
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Cardioversion
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Carotid surgery
- Coronary Angioplasty (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or PCI)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Interventional cardiology
- Left atrial appendage occlusion
- Mitral valve balloon dilation
- Pacemakers
- Peripheral arterial stenting
- Cardiac catheterisation (coronary angiogram)
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy