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Paul Thompson MD

Paul D. Thompson MD

Chief of Cardiology – Emeritus, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut; Professor of Medicine –Emeritus, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut

Dr. Paul Thompson is Chief of Cardiology – Emeritus, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, and Professor of Medicine – Emeritus at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. He previously was Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh from 1992 to 1997 and on the faculty of Brown University from 1978 to 1992.

He has authored over 500 scientific articles on topics which include: the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors; the effects of exercise training on preventing and treating heart disease; the risk of sudden death during exercise; the effects of statins on muscle function; and genetic factors affecting the exercise response. His past NIH funding includes the Preventive Cardiology Academic Award as well as studies examining the effect of exercise training on HDL metabolism; the effect of testosterone on endothelial function; genetic factors affecting muscle hypertrophy with exercise training; the effects of statins on skeletal muscle strength; the effects of coenzyme Q10 on statin myalgia; and genetic factors increasing the risk of statin myalgia.

Dr. Thompson is the co-editor of the book Exercise and Sports Cardiology and of the book Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms. He is a past president of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Disclosures

  • Consultant: Legal consultation on exercise-related cardiac events and statin myopathy
  • Research funding: Esperion; Novartis
  • Financial interests: Abbott Labs; CVS; Illumina; Novo-Nordisk; GE Healthcare; Johnson & Johnson; Medtronic; OpSens; scPharmaceuticals; Sarepta; Shockwave Medical

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. High-Intensity Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation Is Feasible and Effective
  2. Sedentary Behavior and Cancer Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older US Adults
  3. Exercise ECG and Coronary CTA for Patients With Suspected Stable Angina Pectoris
  4. Primary Aldosteronism in Patients in China With Recently Detected Hypertension
  5. Rate–Response Programming Improves Exercise Tolerance in People With CIEDs and HF
  6. Relevance of Fitness to Mortality Risk in Men Receiving Contemporary Medical Care
  7. Daily Step Count Associated With Mortality Risk Among Adults
  8. Association of Lifestyle Intervention, Fitness, and BMI With Heart Failure in Overweight Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
  9. Exercise-Related Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Training
  10. Healthy Lifestyle and Life Expectancy Free of Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes

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