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Paul D. Thompson

Paul D. Thompson

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Medicine

D-Index
121
Citations
103769
World Ranking
3522
National Ranking
1938

Overview

Paul D. Thompson is affiliated with Hartford Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant number of publications centered in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Other medical subfields they have contributed to include surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Lipoproteins and cardiovascular health
  • Cardiovascular effects of exercise
  • Cardiac imaging and diagnostics
  • Cardiac health and mental health
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins
  • Physical activity and health

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Paul D. Thompson include:

  • 2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Statin-Intolerant Patients, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Use of Lipid-Lowering Therapies Over 2 Years in GOULD, a Registry of Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US, 2021, JAMA Cardiology
  • Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation With All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Cardiovascular Disease in the Netherlands, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Exercise Volume Versus Intensity and the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Middle-Aged and Older Athletes: Findings From the MARC-2 Study, 2023, Circulation

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Paul D. Thompson include:

  • Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels
  • Esmée A. Bakker
  • Maria T. E. Hopman
  • Maria Bäck
  • Martin Halle

Paul D. Thompson has published in several leading scientific journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of Clinical Lipidology
  • The American Journal of Cardiology

Best Publications

  • Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

    William L Haskell;I-Min Lee;Russell R Pate;Kenneth E Powell

  • ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription

    Linda S. Pescatello;Ross Arena;Deborah Riebe

  • Exercise and Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease A Statement From the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity)

    Paul D. Thompson;David Buchner;Ileana L. Piña;Gary J. Balady

  • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE INCIDENCE OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE

    Kenneth E. Powell;Paul D. Thompson;Carl J. Caspersen;Juliette S. Kendrick

  • Exercise Standards for Testing and Training A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Gerald F. Fletcher;Philip A. Ades;Paul Kligfield;Ross A. Arena

  • Statin-Associated Myopathy

    Paul D. Thompson;Priscilla Clarkson;Richard H. Karas

  • Effect of Antihypertensive Agents on Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Disease and Normal Blood Pressure The CAMELOT Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Steven E. Nissen;E. Murat Tuzcu;Peter Libby;Peter Libby;Paul D. Thompson

  • ACC/AHA guidelines for exercise testing : Executive summary : A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Exercise Testing)

    Raymond J. Gibbons;Gary J. Balady;John W. Beasley;Faafp

  • Recommendations and Considerations Related to Preparticipation Screening for Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Competitive Athletes: 2007 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation

    Barry J. Maron;Paul D. Thompson;Michael J. Ackerman;Gary Balady

  • Statin-associated muscle symptoms: impact on statin therapy—European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel Statement on Assessment, Aetiology and Management

    Erik S. Stroes;Paul D. Thompson;Alberto Corsini;Georgirene D. Vladutiu

  • The effects of physical activity on serum C-reactive protein and inflammatory markers: a systematic review.

    Christos Kasapis;Paul D. Thompson

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease An American Heart Association Scientific Statement From the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity), in Collaboration With the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Arthur S. Leon;Barry A. Franklin;Fernando Costa;Gary J. Balady

  • 2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease.

    Antonio Pelliccia;Sanjay Sharma;Sabiha Gati;Maria Bäck

  • Exercise and Acute Cardiovascular Events Placing the Risks Into Perspective: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism and the Council on Clinical Cardiology

    Paul D. Thompson;Barry A. Franklin;Gary J. Balady

  • ACSM's new preparticipation health screening recommendations from ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, ninth edition.

    Paul D. Thompson;Ross Arena;Deborah Riebe;Linda S. Pescatello

  • Cardiovascular preparticipation screening of competitive athletes : A statement for health professionals from the Sudden Death Committee (clinical cardiology) and Congenital Cardiac Defects Committee (cardiovascular disease in the young), American Heart Association

    Barry J. Maron;Paul D. Thompson;James C. Puffer;Christopher A. McGrew

  • The acute versus the chronic response to exercise.

    Paul D. Thompson;Stephen F. Crouse;Brett Goodpaster;David Kelley

  • Effects of hormone replacement therapy and antioxidant Vitamin supplements on coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial

    David D. Waters;Edwin L. Alderman;Judith Hsia;Barbara V. Howard

  • Cardiac arrest during long-distance running races.

    Jonathan H. Kim;Rajeev Malhotra;George Chiampas;Chris Troyanos

  • Exercise Standards for Testing and Training: A Scientific Statement From the American

    Jonathan Rhodes;Paul D. Thompson;Mark A. Williams;Lola A. Coke

Frequent Co-Authors

Priscilla M. Clarkson
Priscilla M. Clarkson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Eric P. Hoffman
Eric P. Hoffman Binghamton University
Carl M. Maresh
Carl M. Maresh The Ohio State University
Aaron L. Baggish
Aaron L. Baggish Harvard University
Barry J. Maron
Barry J. Maron University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Benjamin D. Levine
Benjamin D. Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ming-Hui Chen
Ming-Hui Chen University of Connecticut
Antonio Pelliccia
Antonio Pelliccia Italian National Olympic Committee
Robert J. Myerburg
Robert J. Myerburg University of Miami
Alan H.B. Wu
Alan H.B. Wu University of California, San Francisco

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