Byron Williams Jr. MD
Overview
Clinical Interests
-Angina
-Arteriosclerosis & lipids
-Cardiology - general
-Cardiovascular disease
-Echocardiogram
-Hypertension
-Mitral stenosis
-Myocardial infarction
-Palpitations
-Positron emission tomography
-Stress test
-Stroke
-Syncope
-Transesophageal echo
-Transient ischemic attacks
-Valve disease
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from University of Florida
- BA from Citadel
Research
Focus
- Founded Emory Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic. Research focus is mainly clinical research involving hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including registry of HCM patients who have undergone alcohol septal ablation at EUH, effect of temperature on symptoms in HCM patients, Another area of interest is cardiovascular disease in athletes. We are compiling a database of nearly 2000 echocardiograms of intercollegiate athletes to assess racial differences in physiologic adaptations to athletic training.
Publications
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Longitudinal Aortic Root Dilatation in Collegiate American-Style Football Athletes.
J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 12 Page(s): e030314
06/20/2023 Authors: Tso JV; Turner CG; Liu C; Prabakaran G; Jackson M; Galante A; Gilson CR; Clark C; Williams BR; Quyyumi AA -
Hypertension and Ventricular-Arterial Uncoupling in Collegiate American Football Athletes.
J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 11 Page(s): e023430
03/15/2022 Authors: Tso JV; Turner CG; Liu C; Ahmad S; Ali A; Selvaraj S; Galante A; Gilson CR; Clark C; Williams BR -
NOT YOUR TYPICAL OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY
Volume: 79 Page(s): 2642 - 2642
03/08/2022 Authors: Huang J; Brown M; Williams BR; Levit R -
Hospitalists and intensivists in the medical ICU: a prospective observational study comparing mortality and length of stay between two staffing models.
J Hosp Med Volume: 7 Page(s): 183 - 189
03/01/2012 Authors: Wise KR; Akopov VA; Williams BR; Ido MS; Leeper KV; Dressler DD -
Cardiac sarcoid: a clinician's review on how to approach the patient with cardiac sarcoid.
Clin Cardiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 410 - 415
01/01/2012 Authors: Mantini N; Williams B; Stewart J; Rubinsztain L; Kacharava A -
Bioprosthetic mitral valve thrombosis less than one year after replacement and an ablative MAZE procedure: a case report.
J Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 5 Page(s): 18
03/29/2010 Authors: Saeed O; Williams BR; Ku M; Lattouf OM -
Rapid onset and resolution of cardiogenic shock in a patient with pheochromocytoma.
Congest Heart Fail Volume: 15 Page(s): 151 - 153
01/01/2009 Authors: Shih JA; Williams BR; Merlino J; Butler J; Smith A; Book W; Laskar S -
The lack of association between four point mutations in the promoter region of the toll-like 4 receptor gene and myocardial infarction.
Thromb Res Volume: 119 Page(s): 105 - 110
01/01/2007 Authors: De Staercke C; Lally C; Austin H; Winston C; Dowling N; Williams B; Hooper WC -
Randomized phase III trial of low-dose isotretinoin for prevention of second primary tumors in stage I and II head and neck cancer patients.
J Natl Cancer Inst Volume: 98 Page(s): 441 - 450
04/05/2006 Authors: Khuri FR; Lee JJ; Lippman SM; Kim ES; Cooper JS; Benner SE; Winn R; Pajak TF; Williams B; Shenouda G -
Cardiac sarcoidosis.
Heart Volume: 92 Page(s): 282 - 288
02/01/2006 Authors: Doughan AR; Williams BR