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Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS

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Specializes in: Vascular Medicine (Blood Vessel Disease), Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Duke University School of Medicine (1996)

Professional interests include: atrial septal defect, cardiac catheterization, coronary angioplasty with stent, and more.

1237 Harding Place
Charlotte, NC 28204

(704) 373-0212

Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS is a vascular medicine specialist in Charlotte, NC specializing in vascular medicine (blood vessel disease), interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1996 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS is affiliated with Atrium Health and CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC.

Office Locations

Address:

1237 Harding Place
Charlotte, NC 28204

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Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure done to check on the health of the heart. A tiny, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel through a very small opening, usually in the groin, and threaded through the blood vessel up to the heart. Once the catheter is in place, it can diagnose problems in the heart and perform certain corrective procedures.

A coronary catheter can be used to:

Take blood samples
Inject dye for an angiogram
Check for valve defects
Measure oxygen and pressure levels within the heart chambers
Take a biopsy
Perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, or procedure to clear blocked arteries
Widen narrowed valve openings

Because all of this can be accomplished without the need for open surgery, cardiac catheterization has become a popular option.

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

In The News

“On the day of his heart attack, Jeffries was rushed to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center where cardiologist Dr. William Downey performed surgery on...”—"Passenger saves man's life at airport after spotting two symptoms", Daily Mail Online, July 2024

“Dr. William Downey, a cardiologist at the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute who performed the surgery, said if Cerbie had not jumped into action and performed the chest compressions and used the...”—"Nurse saves fellow traveler's life as he suffers heart attack in airport: 'It's a miracle'", New York Post, July 2024

abdominal imaging	138
angioplasty	66
cardiac procedures	213
catheterization	219
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	506
emergency care	10
hospital care	633
inpatient care	551
lab tests	30
minimally invasive procedures	230
outpatient care	82
pelvic imaging	138
stent placement (stenting)	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	368
vascular procedures	606

**Gender**
Male	621
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	861
Black	177
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	105
Less than 65	175

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	81
angioplasty	78
blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	306
catheterization	274
diagnostic procedures	140
doctor visit	454
emergency care	17
hospital care	260
inpatient care	244
minimally invasive procedures	291
outpatient care	16
pelvic imaging	81
stent placement (stenting)	77
ultrasound (sonogram)	277
vascular procedures	465

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	143
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	82
Less than 65	142

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	80
ambulatory monitoring	31
angioplasty	100
blood draw	14
cardiac procedures	461
catheterization	338
diagnostic procedures	169
doctor visit	403
emergency care	19
hospital care	232
inpatient care	222
lab tests	35
minimally invasive procedures	377
outpatient care	10
pelvic imaging	80
preventive care	16
stent placement (stenting)	99
ultrasound (sonogram)	362
vascular procedures	611

**Gender**
Male	970
Female	806

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1454
Black	254
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	774
From 75 to 84	548
85 and over	190
Less than 65	264

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	25
ambulatory monitoring	9
angioplasty	74
cardiac procedures	443
catheterization	261
diagnostic procedures	137
doctor visit	390
emergency care	13
hospital care	155
inpatient care	156
minimally invasive procedures	340
pelvic imaging	25
stent placement (stenting)	73
ultrasound (sonogram)	121
vascular procedures	369

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	86
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	89
Less than 65	93

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	95
ambulatory monitoring	9
angioplasty	112
cardiac procedures	539
catheterization	326
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	372
emergency care	10
hospital care	183
inpatient care	184
minimally invasive procedures	428
pelvic imaging	95
stent placement (stenting)	111
ultrasound (sonogram)	369
vascular procedures	678

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	654
Black	105
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	111
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	38
ambulatory monitoring	12
angioplasty	86
cardiac procedures	426
catheterization	241
diagnostic procedures	113
doctor visit	345
hospital care	179
inpatient care	180
minimally invasive procedures	321
pelvic imaging	38
stent placement (stenting)	85
ultrasound (sonogram)	162
vascular procedures	414

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	531
Black	68
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	92
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

ambulatory monitoring	9
angioplasty	52
cardiac procedures	278
catheterization	131
diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	361
hospital care	115
inpatient care	116
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	174
stent placement (stenting)	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vascular procedures	114

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	68
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	67
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

angioplasty	22
cardiac procedures	135
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	150
hospital care	72
inpatient care	73
minimally invasive procedures	73
stent placement (stenting)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	8
vascular procedures	50

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	50
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

angioplasty	46
cardiac procedures	121
catheterization	79
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	375
hospital care	64
inpatient care	65
minimally invasive procedures	77
stent placement (stenting)	45
vascular procedures	48

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Charlotte, NC were vascular procedures, cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	76
ambulatory monitoring	14
angioplasty	70
blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	329
catheterization	213
diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	375
emergency care	13
hospital care	211
inpatient care	199
lab tests	27
minimally invasive procedures	259
outpatient care	36
pelvic imaging	76
preventive care	16
stent placement (stenting)	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	213
vascular procedures	379

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	94
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	541
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	220
85 and over	78
Less than 65	91
65 to 74	273

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	8
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1996. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1996)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health

CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$5,413 Heart Valves $341	MyCareLink Smart $47	STENTS $6	$5,019
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$3,261 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $2,100	Transcatheter Heart Valves $1,161
Abbott Laboratories	$2,752 Vascular $2,608	Absorb GT1 $144
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,684 GENERAL THERAPIES $1,054	GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART $261	GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS $129	Vascular Access $124	GENERAL - STENTS $94	Other $22
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$155 LifeVest $155
Other	$654 Impella $125	Bradycardia products $121	KENGREAL $96	Direct Flow Medical Transcatheter Aortic Valve System $87	Effient $36	Other $189

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$9,769
Food and Beverage	$4,136
Education	$14

Research Payments

Dr. William Edward Downey, MD, MS has received 13 research payments totaling $160,349.

Biography

Dr. William Downey is a specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Downey is affiliated with Atrium Health. He studied medicine at Duke University School of Medicine.

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