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.
An aneurysm is a thickening or bulge in the wall of an artery. In some cases surgical repair of the aorta may be necessary if an aneurysm is present.
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).
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 been diagnosed with an aneurysm your consultant may recommend an endovascular aneurysm repair or EVAR.
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.
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.
Unlike your central nervous system, your peripheral nervous system is not protected by bone leaving it exposed to injury or toxins (poisons).