StuartTaylorHiganoMD

Cardiology • Des Peres, MO

Echocardiography, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology

Medical Director, Heart LifeLine Alliance

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Office
3023 N Ballas Rd
Ste 200D
Des Peres, MO 63131
Phone+1 314-996-7272

Fax+1 314-996-6785
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 1991
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1990
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1984
University of VermontBS, Bioengineering, 1976 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2004 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2003 - 2025
WI State Medical License 1999 - 2011
MN State Medical License 1985 - 2010
FL State Medical License 1995 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

29 citations
Impact of left ventricular function on immediate and long-term outcomes after pericardiectomy in constrictive pericarditis
Jong-Won Ha, Jae K. Oh, Hartzell V. Schaff, Lieng H. Ling, Stuart T. Higano, Doug W. Mahoney, Rick A. Nishimura> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008 Nov 1
363 citations
Physiological Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Committee on D...
Morton J. Kern, Amir Lerman, Jan Willen Bech, Bernard De Bruyne, Eric Eeckhout, William F. Fearon, Stuart T. Higano, Michael J. Lim, Martijn Meuwissen, Jan J. Piek, Ni...> ;Circulation. 2006 Sep 19
84 citations
Mild renal insufficiency is associated with reduced coronary flow in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
Alejandro R. Chade, David Brosh, Stuart T. Higano, Ryan J. Lennon, Lilach O. Lerman, Amir Lerman> ;Kidney International. 2006 Jan 2
6 citations
Doppler Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Regurgitation Facilitates the Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis
Gregory Gilman, Steve R. Ommen, William H. Hansen, Stuart T. Higano> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2005 Sep 1
46 citations
Effect of lesion length on fractional flow reserve in intermediate coronary lesions
David Brosh, Stuart T. Higano, Ryan J. Lennon, David R. Holmes, Amir Lerman> ;American Heart Journal. 2005 Aug 1
16 citations
A curricular initiative for internal medicine residents to enhance proficiency in internal jugular central venous line placement.
Gautam Ramakrishna, Stuart T. Higano, Furman S. McDonald, Henry J. Schultz> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2005 Feb 1
99 citations
Intravascular ultrasound-guided treatment for angiographically indeterminate left main coronary artery disease: A long-term follow-up study
Amir Ali Fassa, Kenji Wagatsuma, Stuart T. Higano, Verghese Mathew, Gregory W. Barsness, Ryan J. Lennon, David R. Holmes, Amir Lerman> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2005 Jan 18
741 citations
Noninvasive identification of patients with early coronary atherosclerosis by assessment of digital reactive hyperemia
Piero O. Bonetti, Geralyn M. Pumper, Stuart T. Higano, David R. Holmes, Jeffrey T. Kuvin, Amir Lerman> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2004 Dec 7
74 citations
Myocardial bridging is associated with alteration in coronary vasoreactivity.
Joerg Herrmann, Stuart T. Higano, Ryan J. Lenon, Charanjit S. Rihal, Amir Lerman> ;European Heart Journal. 2004 Dec 1
20 citations
Effect of long-term hormone replacement therapy on coronary endothelial function in postmenopausal women.
Sean Halligan, Blaithnead Murtagh, Ryan J. Lennon, Geralyn M. Pumper, Verghese Mathew, Stuart T. Higano, Amir Lerman> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2004 Dec 1
11 citations
Coronary hemodynamics in patients with symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Eric H. Yang, Tiong Cheng Yeo, Stuart T. Higano, Rick A. Nishimura, Amir Lerman> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2004 Sep 1
39 citations
Comparison of combination therapy of adenosine and nitroprusside with adenosine alone in the treatment of angiographic no-reflow phenomenon.
Cem Barcin, Ali E. Denktas, Ryan J. Lennon, La Von N. Hammes, Stuart T. Higano, David R. Holmes, Kirk N. Garratt, Amir Lerman> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2004 Apr 1
Editorial comment.
Stuart T Higano> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2004 Jan 1
2 citations
Pulse transmission coefficient: A nonhyperemic index for physiologic assessment of procedural success following percutaneous coronary interventions
David Brosh, Stuart T. Higano, Morton J. Kern, Ryan J. Lennon, David R. Holmes, Amir Lerman> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2004 Jan 1
33 citations
Abnormal coronary microvascular endothelial function in humans with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction
Abhiram Prasad, Stuart T. Higano, A. Jassim Al Suwaidi, David R. Holmes, Verghese Mathew, Geralyn M. Pumper, Ryan J. Lennon, Amir Lerman> ;American Heart Journal. 2003 Sep 1
52 citations
Role of incremental doses of intracoronary adenosine for fractional flow reserve assessment.
Blaithnead Murtagh, Stuart T. Higano, Ryan J. Lennon, Verghese Mathew, David R. Holmes, Amir Lerman> ;American Heart Journal. 2003 Jul 1
227 citations
Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Cerebrovascular Events
Paul V. Targonski, Piero O. Bonetti, Geralyn M. Pumper, Stuart T. Higano, David R. Holmes, Amir Lerman> ;Circulation. 2003 Jun 10
322 citations
Enhanced external counterpulsation improves endothelial function in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease
Piero O. Bonetti, Gregory W. Barsness, Paul C. Keelan, Theresa I. Schnell, Geralyn M. Pumper, Jeffrey T. Kuvin, Robert P. Schnall, David R. Holmes, Stuart T. Higano, A...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003 May 21
CSF hypovolemia vs intracranial hypotension in "spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome".
Miyazawa K, Shiga Y, Hasegawa T, Endoh M, Okita N, Higano S, Takahashi S, Itoyama Y> ;Neurology. 2003-03-25
79 citations
Association of body mass index with outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention
Brian D. Powell, Ryan J. Lennon, Amir Lerman, Malcolm R. Bell, Peter B. Berger, Stuart T. Higano, David R. Holmes, Charanjit S. Rihal> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2003 Feb 15
25 citations
Relation of Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count to coronary flow parameters
Cem Barcin, Ali E. Denktas, Kirk N. Garratt, Stuart T. Higano, David R. Holmes, Amir Lerman> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2003 Feb 15
Colour-coded fractional anisotropy images: differential visualisation of white-matter tracts--preliminary experience.
Murata T, Higano S, Tamura H, Mugikura S, Takahashi S> ;Neuroradiology. 2002-10-01
5 citations
Assessing Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction
Calin V. Maniu, Stuart T. Higano, Amir Lerman> ;Circulation. 2002 Sep 10
Brain activation during the fist-edge-palm test: a functional MRI study.
Umetsu A, Okuda J, Fujii T, Tsukiura T, Nagasaka T, Yanagawa I, Sugiura M, Inoue K, Kawashima R, Suzuki K, Tabuchi M, Murata T, Mugikura S, Higano S, Takahashi S, Fuku...> ;Neuroimage. 2002-09-01
216 citations
Low-output, low-gradient aortic stenosis in patients with depressed left ventricular systolic function: the clinical utility of the dobutamine challenge in the cathete...
Rick A. Nishimura, J. Aaron Grantham, Heidi M. Connolly, Hartzell V. Schaff, Stuart T. Higano, David R. Holmes> ;Circulation. 2002 Aug 13
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, Missouri
Washington County Memorial HospitalPotosi, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
Progress West HospitalO Fallon, Missouri