William B. Hillegass, MD, MPH, FACC

Rapid Communication

Ruptured Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Percutaneously Plugged

08/01/2008

Johnnie Knoblauch , CVRT;

Cecil Coghlan , MD;

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

Himanshu Gupta , MD;

Raghunath Katragadda , MD;

Coronary aneurysms are a rare finding in adults undergoing angiography. There have been very few reports of coronary artery aneurysm rupture reaching medical attention. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of coronary aneurysm...

Coronary aneurysms are a rare...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

A New Method to Optimize Stent Deployment by High-Definition Intravascular Ultrasound

06/29/2021

Massoud A. Leesar , MD, FACC;

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

Ibrahim Saif , MD;

Kelli L. Hagood , RN;

Leigh C. Powell , MSN, RN, CCRC;

Brigitta C. Brott , MD;

Optimal stent deployment by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) improves outcome, but it can only be achieved in 50% of patients. We investigated the feasibility and effect of a new method of stent optimization on optimal stent deployment.

Optimal stent deployment by...

06/29/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Severe, Diffuse Coronary Artery Spasm after Drug-Eluting Stent Placement

08/01/2008

Andreas S. Anayiotos , PhD;

Peter G. Anderson , DVM, PhD;

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

Brigitta C. Brott , MD;

Gregory D. Chapman , MD;

Drug-eluting stents have dramatically changed the care of patients with coronary artery disease, leading to decreased neointimal proliferation and clinical restenosis.1 However, concerns have been raised regarding hypersensitivity reactions.2...

Drug-eluting stents have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

First Human Case Description of TandemHeart‚Ñ¢-Assisted
High-Risk Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Using Bivalirudin Ant

08/01/2008

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

Sanjay Rajdev , MD;

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

Success of high-risk interventional procedures depends upon periprocedural hemodynamic stability. The TandemHeart™ (Cardiac Assist, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a percutaneous nonpulsatile centrifugal left ventricular (LV) assist device...

Success of high-risk...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis in a Gastroepiploic Artery Coronary Bypass Graft with Brachytherapy

08/01/2008

Gilbert J. Zoghbi , MD, FACC;

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

Brigitta C. Brott , MD;

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

Anand Pandey , MD;

Gregory D. Chapman , MD;

Since it was first used in 1984 and reported in 1987,1,2 the right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) has emerged as an effective third or isolated arterial conduit for complete arterial bypass grafting or for use in cases of limited graft numbers...

Since it was first used in 1984...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Pretreatment with Nitroprusside for Microcirculatory Protection in Saphenous Vein Graft Interventions

02/06/2009

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

From the *Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, †Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, and ‡Baptist Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. The authors report no conflicts of...

From the *Division of...

02/06/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

Reply to Letter to the Editor

08/01/2008

Brigitta C. Brott , MD;

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

We thank Dr. Kounis and his colleagues for their comments regarding the link between coronary vasospasm, allergic reactions, and the use of drug-eluting stents. As their discussion points out, a hypersensitivity response to an allergen, such...

We thank Dr. Kounis and his...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology