William Gerritt Cotts MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
675 N Saint Clair St Galter 19-100 Chicago IL, 60611About
Dr. William Cotts is a cardiologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Cotts specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Cotts also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The challenge of rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
- Difficult cases in heart failure: Importance of patient selection in the use of intermittent inotrope infusions for advanced heart failure.
- Heart failure: evaluation of cardiopulmonary transit times with time-resolved MR angiography.
- Elevated B-type natriuretic peptide in asymptomatic men with chronic aortic regurgitation and preserved left ventricular systolic function.
- Non-invasive cardiac evaluation in heart failure patients using magnetic resonance imaging: a feasibility study.
- Interpretation of B-type natriuretic peptide in cardiac disease and other comorbid conditions.
- Demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors associated with survival after heart transplantation.
Awards
- Chicago Super Doctors 2012
Treatments
- Heart Failure
Fellowships
- University of Iowa College of Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
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