National Heart Institute's Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department offers the latest in diagnostic techniques for assessing risk factors and detecting vascular problems. At the diagnostic vascular ultrasound laboratory, patients are offered the most sophisticated and noninvasive ultrasound diagnostic tests for arterial and venous diseases.

The Vascular and Endovascular surgeons are adept at treating all circulatory conditions, with the full range of vascular and minimally invasive endovascular procedures for diagnosis and treatment, which include:

• Aneurysms
• Peripheral and extracranial vascular diseases
• Limb Ischaemia
• Arterial occlusive disease (atherosclerosis)
• Peripheral vascular disease in diabetes
• Vascular access for hemodialysis patients
• Thoracic endografting
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent grafting
• Surgery for carotid artery disorders
• Carotid and peripheral artery ballooning and stenting
• Procedures for treatment of the foot in diabetic patients
• Bypass surgery
• Atherectomy
• Varicose Veins
• Leg Oedema ( Swollen Leg)

Advanced Technologies and Facilities

The Center for Vascular Care has state-of-the-art technologies in the area of diagnosis and treatment. Team members also have access to all the resources available at National Heart Institute, including updated operating rooms, extensive intensive care facilities, one of the nation's leading cardiac catheterization labs, an armamentarium of diagnostic technologies, and comprehensive patient care resources.

Advanced Diagnostics

The Center for Vascular Care offers comprehensive evaluation and procedures, which include:

• Duplex Scan ultrasound for the peripheral arteries and veins, and the renal vascular system
• Follow-up and surveillance of surgical bypass grafts to detect potential stenosis
• Dialysis graft surveillance studies
• Novel therapies to treat arterial injuries

Sophisticated Treatments

The Center for Vascular Care offers the most sophisticated treatments available anywhere, which include:

• Medical management, using the newest agents and clot-dissolving medications
• Endovascular procedures for legs, kidneys, carotid arteries, and aortic diseases including balloons, stents, stent-grafts and laser based therapies
• Bypass graft surgery