Several of the West Michigan Heart doctors have special training in peripheral vascular disease.  These doctors include cardiologists who are actively involved in diagnosing and managing patients with diseases of the blood vessels.  Peripheral vascular diseases are disorders of the arteries and veins.  Common peripheral vascular diseases that are managed by West Michigan Heart doctors include:

• Blockages of the carotid arteries that can cause stroke

• Blockages of the renal arteries that can cause kidney damage and difficult to control high blood pressure

• Blockages of the arteries to the legs that can cause pain in the legs (that usually gets worse with activity) or even serious damage to the legs.

Click here to go to the American Heart Association page that includes links to helpful references on peripheral vascular disease.

West Michigan Heart has a very active vascular disease program. This program includes:

Non-invasive vascular testing. 

West Michigan Heart has state of the art noninvasive testing equipment with highly trained technicians.  Tests available include: sequential doppler peripheral arterial testing, carotid duplex ultrasound testing, and renal artery duplex ultrasound testing.

Invasive vascular angiography and percutaneous endovascular revascularization procedures.

Several the WMH physicians possess advanced training in     vascular medicine techniques, including: peripheral vascular angiography and intervention (angioplasty, stenting, and atherectomy), renal artery angiography and intervention, carotid artery angiography and stenting. 

Medical management of peripheral vascular disease.