Roger Thompson Jr. D.O. (@RogerThompsonDO) profile picture

Roger Thompson Jr. D.O.

@RogerThompsonDO

Cardiologist @UTMedicalCenter @ACOMEdu Grad @UKYInternalMed Trained CV Fellow @UT COM-Chattanooga

 Knoxville, TN
Joined March 2012
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Impromptu ACC meeting… #ACCNeyland #CardioVols @egoodwi12 @DrRachelGoodwin
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Cool finding in a healthy 30 y/o female! Not something you see every day... @swleun2 @DrAndyKolodziej @a_l_bailey @egoodwi12 @DrRachelGoodwin @HeartOTXHeartMD @JosephMaguireDO #EchoFirst
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I’m still learning to read echo, but this one was not subtle. 😳😳😳
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Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Parameters in Patients With Overweight and Obesity ja.ma/3n4HZ3w via @JAMAInternalMed part of @JAMANetwork
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@egoodwi12
American College of Cardiology (@ACCinTouch) profile pictureAmerican College of Cardiology
@ACCinTouch4 Mar 2020
Are DOACs safe & effective for use in obese patients with acute #cvVTE? Find out in this journal scan: bit.ly/3ctyLIA #ACCCVT @kmgreenlee1
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Hopefully this will make it easier to get insurance companies on board! healio.com/cardiology/chd-pr…
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@HeartOTXHeartMD our hearts might be in the same place regarding heart health, but @egoodwi12, @DrRachelGoodwin, and myself will be pulling for the #Preds in the first round! #StanleyCupPlayoffs #PredsvsStars
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Just finished my first month as a resident in the CCU, and I've got two personal truths: 1. Cardiology can certainly be humbling. It is so incredible and ever-evolving. 2. Cardiology is so rewarding! How could you not want to do this for the rest of your career? #futurefit
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Most underutilized class of medications in Diabetic patients! We've got to be better about this!
Alison L. Bailey, MD (@a_l_bailey) profile pictureAlison L. Bailey, MD
@a_l_bailey18 Mar 2019
#SGLT2i ⬇️ #HF hospitalizations in #DM AND improve #diastolic dysfunction! #cvCAD #ACC19 @ACCinTouch
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#BaffleLeak #AdultCongenitalHeartDisease #futureFIT #cardiotwitter @kentuckyacc @ACCinTouch
Andrew Kolodziej (@DrAndyKolodziej) profile pictureAndrew Kolodziej@DrAndyKolodziej16 Mar 2019
Our own, current cardiology/CCU resident @RogerThompsonDO comes to #ACC19 to present a poster casereflecting the complex congenital heart patients that we take care of at @GillKentucky, @UK_HealthCare.
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Excited to represent @GillKentucky and @UKIMres at #ACC19! @ACCinTouch @kentuckyacc @ACCmediacenter #futureFIT #Cardiolife #Cardiotwitter
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THEMIS Top Line: Ticagrelor Cuts Event Risk in Diabetics With CAD medscape.com/viewarticle/909… via @medscape
THEMIS Top Line: Ticagrelor Cuts Event Risk in Diabetics With CAD

THEMIS Top Line: Ticagrelor Cuts Event Risk in Diabetics With CAD

Adding daily ticagrelor (Brilinta/Brilique) to aspirin conferred a significant benefit in the trial with more than 19,000 high-risk diabetics in top-line results announced by AstraZeneca.

medscape.com
Interesting stuff here...
American College of Cardiology (@ACCinTouch) profile pictureAmerican College of Cardiology
@ACCinTouch24 Feb 2019
Pts w/ cardiac amyloid (CA) & atrial arrhythmias planned for DCCV found to have ↑ rates of intracardiac thrombus suggesting role of routine TEE/other imaging in all CA pts prior to DCCV even in presence of adequate AC/<48 h duration. fal.cn/iNhS #JACC @DrTGupta
Number Check | Wellness and Heart Disease - American College of Cardiology acc.org/latest-in-cardiology…
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@nebblesnbits let's settle this now.. @shelbyfrye22 thinks Elf is better than National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.. Tell her she cray cray
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