DonaldD.HeglandMD

Cardiology • Danville, VA

Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

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Office
201 S Main St
Danville, VA 24541
Phone+1 434-791-3009

Fax+1 434-791-3228
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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2006 - 2007
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2003 - 2006
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
NC State Medical License 1999 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial and VEST Registry Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Lead Extraction and Mortality Among Patients With Cardiac Implanted Electronic Device Infection.
Sean D Pokorney, Lindsay Zepel, Melissa A Greiner, Vance G Fowler Jr, Eric Black-Maier, Robert K Lewis, Donald D Hegland, Christopher B Granger, Laurence M Epstein, Ro...> ;JAMA Cardiology. 2023 Dec 1
Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive and Primary Use of the TightRail Mechanical Cutting Sheath for Lead Extraction.
James R Sampognaro, Maham Karatela, Robert K Lewis, Eric Black-Maier, Sean D Pokorney, Donald D Hegland, Jonathan P Piccini> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2023 Jun 1
15 citations
Leadless pacemaker implantation after lead extraction for cardiac implanted electronic device infection.
Li Bicong, John Carson Allen, Kelly Arps, Sana M Al-Khatib, Tristram D Bahnson, James P Daubert, Camille Frazier-Mills, Donald D Hegland, Kevin P Jackson, Larry R Jack...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2022 Mar 1
Cases of Azygous Coil Extraction.
James R Sampognaro, Robert K Lewis, Eric Black-Maier, Sean D Pokorney, Donald D Hegland, Jonathan P Piccini> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Feb 1
12 citations
Optimizing mechanically sensed atrial tracking in patients with atrioventricular-synchronous leadless pacemakers: A single-center experience
Kelly Arps, Jonathan P. Piccini, Rebecca Yapejian, Rhonda Leguire, Brenda Smith, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Tristram D. Bahnson, James P. Daubert, Donald D. Hegland, Kevin P. ...> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2021 Oct 1
T1 Mapping in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Catheter Ablation: Moving Beyond Late Gadolinium Enhancement.
Donald D. Hegland, Han W. Kim, Jonathan P. Piccini> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2021 Jul 1
5 citations
Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Surgery Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Eric Black-Maier, Robert K. Lewis, Rahul S. Loungani, Michael Rehorn, Daniel J. Friedman, Muath Bishawi, Jacob N. Schroder, Carmelo A. Milano, Jason N. Katz, Chetan B....> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2020 Sep 1
15 citations
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in cardiac amyloidosis
Eric Black-Maier, Michael Rehorn, Rahul S. Loungani, Daniel J. Friedman, Fawaz Alenezi, Kyle R. Geurink, Sean D. Pokorney, James P. Daubert, Albert Y. Sun, Brett D. At...> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2020 Aug 9
4 citations
Lead Extraction for Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Eric Black-Maier, Jonathan P. Piccini, Muath Bishawi, Sean D. Pokorney, Benjamin S. Bryner, Jacob N. Schroder, Vance G. Fowler, Jason N. Katz, John C. Haney, Carmelo A...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2020 Jun 1
12 citations
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus
Allen Wang, Tracy Truong, Eric Black-Maier, Cynthia L. Green, Kristen Bova Campbell, Adam S. Barnett, Janice Febre, Zak Loring, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Brett D. Atwater, Ja...> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2020 May 12
16 citations
Safety and efficacy outcomes of left atrial posterior wall isolation compared to pulmonary vein isolation and pulmonary vein isolation with linear ablation for the tre...
Joanne S. Sutter, Yuliya Lokhnygina, James P. Daubert, Tristram D. Bahnson, Kevin P. Jackson, Jason I. Koontz, Albert Y. Sun, Donald D. Hegland, Kevin L. Thomas, Larry...> ;American Heart Journal. 2020 Feb 1
3 citations
Preprocedural computed tomography before cardiac implanted electronic device lead extraction: Indication, technique, and approach to interpretation
Robert K. Lewis, Wendy L. Ehieli, Donald D. Hegland, Sean D. Pokorney, Hamid Chalian, Reggy Iranmanesh, Lynne M. Hurwitz Koweek, Jonathan P. Piccini> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Jan 27
6 citations
Effectiveness of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation according to heart failure etiology.
Eric Black-Maier, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Kevin Trulock, Frances Wang, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Wanda O'Neal, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Brett D. Atwater, James P. Daubert, Camille F...> ;Journal of Arrhythmia. 2020 Jan 8
8 citations
Predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation in patients with heart failure: Validity of the APPLE and CAAP-AF risk scoring systems.
Eric Black-Maier, Alice Parish, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Cynthia L. Green, Zak Loring, Adam S. Barnett, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Brett D. Atwater, James P. Daubert, Camille Fr...> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2019 Nov 1
2 citations
Hands on: How to approach patients undergoing lead extraction.
Robert K. Lewis, Sean D. Pokorney, Donald D. Hegland, Jonathan P. Piccini> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Jul 1
5 citations
Catheter Ablation of Mid-Myocardial Ventricular Tachycardia by Simultaneous Unipolar Radiofrequency Ablation With Half-Normal Saline Irrigation.
Stephen A. Gaeta, Jacob N. Schroder, Mani A. Daneshmand, Kevin L. Thomas, Donald D. Hegland, Jonathan P. Piccini, James P. Daubert, Jason I. Koontz, Albert Y. Sun> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2018 Sep 1
97 citations
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction
Eric Black-Maier, Xinru Ren, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Cynthia L. Green, Adam S. Barnett, Normita Sta Rosa, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Brett D. Atwater, James P. Daubert, Camille...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2017 Dec 6
48 citations
Outcomes Associated With Extraction Versus Capping and Abandoning Pacing and Defibrillator Leads
Sean D. Pokorney, Xiaojuan Mi, Robert K. Lewis, Melissa A. Greiner, Laurence M. Epstein, Roger G. Carrillo, Emily P. Zeitler, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Donald D. Hegland, Jon...> ;Circulation. 2017 Oct 10
8 citations
Temporal Trends in and Factors Associated With Use of Single- Versus Dual-Coil Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Leads: Data From the NCDR ICD Registry
Sean D. Pokorney, Craig S. Parzynski, James P. Daubert, Donald D. Hegland, Paul D. Varosy, Jeptha P. Curtis, Sana M. Al-Khatib> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2017 Apr 26
11 citations
An Automated Surveillance Strategy to Identify Infectious Complications After Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Procedures
Joel C. Boggan, Arthur W. Baker, Sarah S. Lewis, Kristen V. Dicks, Michael J. Durkin, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Lauren P. Knelson, Donald D. Hegland, Deverick...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2015 Dec 1
20 citations
Clinical outcome as a function of the PR-interval-there is virtue in moderation: data from the Duke Databank for cardiovascular disease.
Fredrik Holmqvist, Kevin L. Thomas, Samuel Broderick, Mads Ersbøll, Devinder Singh, Karen Chiswell, Linda K. Shaw, Donald D. Hegland, Eric J. Velazquez, James P. Daubert> ;Europace. 2015 Jun 1
10 citations
Cardiac implantable electronic device removal in patients with left ventricular assist device associated infections.
Arun Krishnamoorthy, M.B.A. Sean D. Pokorney M.D., Robert K. Lewis, James P. Daubert, Ruth A. Greenfield, Donald D. Hegland, Carmelo A. Milano, Joseph G. Rogers, Jacob...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2014 Nov 1
27 citations
Preprocedural ECG-gated computed tomography for prevention of complications during lead extraction.
Robert K. Lewis, M.B.A. Sean D. Pokorney M.D., Ruth Ann Greenfield, Patrick M. Hranitzky, Donald D. Hegland, Jacob N. Schroder, Shu S. Lin, Carmelo Milano, James P. Da...> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2014 Oct 1
15 citations
Follow-up of patients with new cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: Is adherence to the experts' recommendations associated with improved outcomes?
Paul L. Hess, Xiaojuan Mi, Lesley H. Curtis, Bruce L. Wilkoff, Donald D. Hegland, Sana M. Al-Khatib> ;Heart Rhythm. 2013 Aug 1
14 citations
Comparative effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery.
Jonathan P. Piccini, Yue Zhao, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Xia He, Joseph P. Mathew, David A. Fullerton, Donald D. Hegland, Adrian F. Hernandez, Roger M. Mills, Winslow Kla...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2013 Oct 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Duke University HospitalDurham, North Carolina