Assessing the Feasibility of Including Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease in to an Established Cardiac Rehabilitation Service.

Inclusion Criteria: * General criteria As part of this study participants will be required to wear an accelerometer on the first week and last week of the 12 week study. The accelerometer will be kept in place by a medical dressing (e.g. Tegederm). People with an existing skin condition such as psoriasis or eczema that would be affected by the application of a medical dressing will be excluded from the study. All participants must be able to start the incremental shuttle walk test (walking speed of 1.8kph, 1.1 mph). All participants must be able to engage in the exercises prescribed in the programme Inclusion Criteria - PAD patients: All patients recruited will have had a recent diagnosis (0 - 12 months) of PAD made by either a vascular surgeon, vascular specialist nurse or specialist podiatrist. Inclusion Criteria - CAD patients: All patients recruited to the CR group will have had a recent diagnosis (0-12 months) of CAD (angina, myocardial infarction (MI), or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or valve surgery). Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria - PAD patients: Any patient who has had previous intervention for PAD e.g. balloon angioplasty, stent, bypass or medication, or who have previously completed an SEP will be excluded from the study. This is due to the possibility of previous interventions having an impact on patient perceptions. Participants who are on medication for PAD (e.g. naftidrofuryl oxalate) will also be excluded from the study as this can increase symptom management and improve functional capacity. Any PAD patient who also has a diagnosis of other cardiovascular conditions such as CAD or stroke, or chronic heart failure will be excluded from this study, as the investigation is looking at the specific improvements in PAD, not CAD gains. Exclusion criteria - CAD patients: Any patient who has had previous diagnosis of PAD will be excluded from the study, as this may mask any gains in improvement due to CAD-specific rehabilitation in the CAD group (Tam et al., 2016). Any participant who has unstable CAD (e.g. unstable angina) will be excluded from the study as this is a contraindication partaking in structured exercise programme (BACPR, 2012).