An aneurysm is a thickening or bulge in the wall of an artery. If you have been diagnosed with an aneurysm your consultant may recommend an aortic stent graft (also known as endovascular aneurysm repair or EVAR).
An aortofemoral bypass is a procedure to insert artificial tubes (grafts) above blocked iliac arteries and connect the ends of the graft to your femoral arteries.
Cardiac catheterisation involves inserting a very thin tube into the right side of your heart.
Cardioversion is procedure that can be used to correct an irregular heartbeat.
Sometimes plaque begins to build up on the walls of the arteries supplying blood and oxygen to the head and neck.
Coronary angioplasty (or PCI) is a procedure to re-open a narrowed heart artery by inflating a tiny balloon in the narrowed segments.
If conservative methods to treat your angina are not successful your consultant may recommend coronary artery bypass graft.
If you have had heart failure in the past or if you are at risk of heart failure your surgeon may recommend an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
Interventional cardiology includes procedures performed on the heart using catheterisation (tiny, flexible tubes).
During mitral valve balloon dilation a balloon is used to widen the valve opening.
A pacemaker is a special device that treats an irregular or slow heart rhythm.
Peripheral arterial stenting uses a stent to widen an artery.
Unlike your central nervous system, your peripheral nervous system is not protected by bone leaving it exposed to injury or toxins (poisons).