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William B Hillegass MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
619 19TH ST S BIRMINGHAM AL, 35249About
Dr. William Hillegass is a cardiologist practicing in Alabaster, AL. Dr. Hillegass specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Hillegass also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1988
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cardiac resynchronization was effective for moderate-to-severe heart failure with intraventricular conduction delay.
- An early invasive strategy reduced death, myocardial infarction, and hospital readmissions at 2 years in unstable CAD.
- High-dose atorvastatin was superior to standard-dose pravastatin for reducing death or major cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndromes.
- PCI with bivalirudin and provisional GP IIb/IIIa inhibition is more cost-effective than heparin plus routine GP IIb/IIIa inhibition. Commentary.
- Rescue angioplasty reduced cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes in acute
- Review: evidence supporting reduced death and reinfarction by percutaneous
- Severe, diffuse coronary artery spasm after drug-eluting stent placement.
- First human case description of TandemHeart-assisted high-risk percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty using bivalirudin anticoagulation.
- Ruptured giant right coronary artery aneurysm percutaneously plugged.
- DES in saphenous bypass grafts: A treatment in vain?
- Review: late percutaneous coronary intervention after AMI improves survival more than optimal medical therapy.
- Pretreatment with nitroprusside for microcirculatory protection in saphenous vein graft interventions.
- A third dimension to uncloud the funnel plot of operator quality.
- The modern axis of peri-procedural evil.
- Treatment of refractory iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm with a vascular closure device.
William B Hillegass MD's Practice location
Practice At 1022 1st St N Suite 500
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