Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 2003 - 2007
  • Chief Resident in Medicine (DUMC), Medicine, Duke University 2002 - 2003
  • Medical Resident, Medicine, Duke University 1999 - 2002
  • M.D., University of Florida 1999
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2014 - 2018
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2012 - 2014
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2007 - 2012
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2007
  • Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2002 - 2003
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Delayed-Enhancement Cardiac MRI: Prognostic Implications and Improved Imaging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2015
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Journal Articles

    • Gaeta, S, Schroder, JN, Daneshmand, MA, Thomas, KL, Hegland, DD, Piccini, JP, Daubert, JP, Koontz, JI, and Sun, AY. "Catheter Ablation of Mid-Myocardial Ventricular Tachycardia by Simultaneous Unipolar Radiofrequency Ablation With Half-Normal Saline Irrigation." Jacc. Clinical Electrophysiology 4, no. 9 (September 2018): 1263-1264.  Full Text
    • Black-Maier, E, Ren, X, Steinberg, BA, Green, CL, Barnett, AS, Rosa, NS, Al-Khatib, SM, Atwater, BD, Daubert, JP, Frazier-Mills, C, Grant, AO, Hegland, DD, Jackson, KP, Jackson, LR, Koontz, JI, Lewis, RK, Sun, AY, Thomas, KL, Bahnson, TD, and Piccini, JP. "Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction." Heart rhythm (December 5, 2017).  Full Text
    • Pokorney, SD, Mi, X, Lewis, RK, Greiner, M, Epstein, LM, Carrillo, RG, Zeitler, EP, Al-Khatib, SM, Hegland, DD, and Piccini, JP. "Outcomes Associated With Extraction Versus Capping and Abandoning Pacing and Defibrillator Leads." Circulation 136, no. 15 (October 2017): 1387-1395.  Full Text
    • Pokorney, SD, Parzynski, CS, Daubert, JP, Hegland, DD, Varosy, PD, Curtis, JP, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Temporal Trends in and Factors Associated With Use of Single- Versus Dual-Coil Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Leads." JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 3, no. 6 (June 2017): 612-619.  Full Text
    • Holmqvist, F, Thomas, KL, Broderick, S, Ersbøll, M, Singh, D, Chiswell, K, Shaw, LK, Hegland, DD, Velazquez, EJ, and Daubert, JP. "Clinical outcome as a function of the PR-interval-there is virtue in moderation: data from the Duke Databank for cardiovascular disease." Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal of the Working Groups on Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 17, no. 6 (June 2015): 978-985.  Full Text
    • Krishnamoorthy, A, Pokorney, SD, Lewis, RK, Daubert, JP, Greenfield, RA, Hegland, DD, Milano, CA, Rogers, JG, Schroder, JN, Patel, CB, and Piccini, JP. "Cardiac implantable electronic device removal in patients with left ventricular assist device associated infections." Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 25, no. 11 (November 2014): 1199-1205.  Full Text
    • Lewis, RK, Pokorney, SD, Greenfield, RA, Hranitzky, PM, Hegland, DD, Schroder, JN, Lin, SS, Milano, C, Daubert, JP, Smith, PK, Hurwitz, LM, and Piccini, JP. "Preprocedural ECG-gated computed tomography for prevention of complications during lead extraction." Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : Pace 37, no. 10 (October 2014): 1297-1305.  Full Text
    • Krishnamoorthy, A, Pokorney, SD, Lewis, RK, Daubert, JP, Greenfield, RA, Hegland, DD, Milano, CA, Rogers, JG, Schroder, JN, Patel, CB, and Piccini, JP. "Cardiac implantable electronic device removal in patients with left ventricular assist device associated infections." Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 25, no. 11 (January 1, 2014): 1199-1205.  Full Text
    • Piccini, JP, Zhao, Y, Steinberg, BA, He, X, Mathew, JP, Fullerton, DA, Hegland, DD, Hernandez, AF, Mills, RM, Klaskala, W, and Peterson, ED. "Comparative effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery." Am J Cardiol 112, no. 7 (October 1, 2013): 954-960.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hess, PL, Mi, X, Curtis, LH, Wilkoff, BL, Hegland, DD, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Follow-up of patients with new cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: is adherence to the experts' recommendations associated with improved outcomes?." Heart Rhythm 10, no. 8 (August 2013): 1127-1133.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Jackson, KP, Hegland, DD, Frazier-Mills, C, Piccini, JP, Koontz, JI, Atwater, BD, Daubert, JP, and Worley, SJ. "Impact of using a telescoping-support catheter system for left ventricular lead placement on implant success and procedure time of cardiac resynchronization therapy." Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 36, no. 5 (May 2013): 553-558.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Jackson, KP, Hegland, DD, Frazier-Mills, C, Piccini, JP, Koontz, JI, Atwater, BD, Daubert, JP, and Worley, SJ. "Impact of using a telescoping-support catheter system for left ventricular lead placement on implant success and procedure time of cardiac resynchronization therapy." PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 36, no. 5 (2013): 553-558.  Full Text
    • Piccini, JP, Zhao, Y, Steinberg, BA, He, X, Mathew, JP, Fullerton, DA, Hegland, DD, Hernandez, AF, Mills, RM, Klaskala, W, and Peterson, ED. "Comparative effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery." American Journal of Cardiology 112, no. 7 (2013): 954-960.  Full Text
    • Klem, I, Weinsaft, JW, Bahnson, TD, Hegland, D, Kim, HW, Hayes, B, Parker, MA, Judd, RM, and Kim, RJ. "Assessment of myocardial scarring improves risk stratification in patients evaluated for cardiac defibrillator implantation." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 60, no. 5 (July 2012): 408-420.  Full Text
    • Hegland, D, Piccini, JP, Goldstein, LB, and Daubert, JP. "Cerebral magnetic resonance findings in asymptomatic patients after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: cause for alarm or further study?." J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 22, no. 9 (September 2011): 969-972.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Atwater, BD, Wallace, TW, Kim, HW, Hranitzky, PM, Bahnson, TD, Hegland, DD, and Daubert, JP. "Pulmonary vein contraction before and after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation." J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 22, no. 2 (February 2011): 169-174.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Mackensen, GB, Hegland, D, Rivera, D, Adams, DB, and Bahnson, TD. "Real-time 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography during left atrial radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation." Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 1, no. 1 (July 2008): 85-86.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hegland, DD, Kunz, GA, Harrison, JK, and Wang, A. "Clinical problem-solving. A hole in the argument." N Engl J Med 353, no. 22 (December 1, 2005): 2385-2390.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hegland, DD, Sullivan, DM, Rovira, II, Li, A, Kovesdi, I, Bruder, JT, and Finkel, T. "Regulation of endothelial cell adherens junctions by a Ras-dependent signal transduction pathway." Biochem Biophys Res Commun 260, no. 2 (July 5, 1999): 371-376.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Doanes, AM, Hegland, DD, Sethi, R, Kovesdi, I, Bruder, JT, and Finkel, T. "VEGF stimulates MAPK through a pathway that is unique for receptor tyrosine kinases." Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 255, no. 2 (February 1999): 545-548.  Full Text
    • Pracyk, JB, Tanaka, K, Hegland, DD, Kim, KS, Sethi, R, Rovira, II, Blazina, DR, Lee, L, Bruder, JT, Kovesdi, I, Goldshmidt-Clermont, PJ, Irani, K, and Finkel, T. "A requirement for the rac1 GTPase in the signal transduction pathway leading to cardiac myocyte hypertrophy." J Clin Invest 102, no. 5 (September 1, 1998): 929-937.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Pracyk, JB, Hegland, DD, and Tanaka, K. "Effect of a dominant negative ras on myocardial hypertrophy by using adenoviral-mediated gene transfer." Surgery 122, no. 2 (August 1997): 404-410.  Link to Item
    • Boggan, JC, Baker, AW, Lewis, SS, Dicks, KV, Durkin, MJ, Moehring, RW, Chen, LF, Knelson, LP, Hegland, DD, and Anderson, DJ. "An Automated Surveillance Strategy to Identify Infectious Complications Following Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Procedures(Published online)." Open Forum Infectious Diseases : ofv128-ofv128.  Full Text  Open Access Copy

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