Eric J. Topol M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd La Jolla CA, 92037About
Cardiologist, Eric Topol, MD, believes that patients should be fully empowered. He ensures this by sharing information completely and building a partnership with his patients. Dr. Topol is also a believer ...
Education and Training
UMDNJ/Som 1979
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1982
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prognostic value of the admission electrocardiogram in acute coronary syndromes.
- Incidence and clinical course of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to ticlopidine following coronary stenting. EPISTENT Investigators. Evaluation of Platelet IIb/IIIa Inhibitor for Stenting.
- The relationship between periprocedural myocardial infarction and subsequent target vessel revascularization following percutaneous coronary revascularization: insights from the EPIC trial. Evaluation of IIb/IIIa platelet receptor antagonist 7E3 in P
- Contemporary clinical trials of restenosis.
- Protected coronary angioplasty: minimizing the hazards of high risk coronary interventions.
- The status of research in invasive cardiology.
- Reperfusion and antithrombotic strategies for acute MI.
- The importance of proteinuria as a determinant of mortality following percutaneous coronary revascularization in diabetics.
- Comparing physician-specific two-year patient outcomes after coronary angiography: methodologic issues and results.
- Sustained suppression of ischemic complications of coronary intervention by platelet GP IIb/IIIa blockade with abciximab: one-year outcome in the EPILOG trial. Evaluation in PTCA to Improve Long-term Outcome with abciximab GP IIb/IIIa blockade.
- Prior aspirin use predicts worse outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes. PURSUIT Investigators. Platelet IIb/IIIa in Unstable angina: Receptor Suppression Using Integrilin Therapy.
- Economic and cost-effectiveness in evaluating the value of cardiovascular therapies. The impact of the cost-effectiveness study of GUSTO-1 on decision making with regard to fibrinolytic therapy.
- Prophylactic lidocaine use in acute myocardial infarction: incidence and outcomes from two international trials. The GUSTO-I and GUSTO-IIb Investigators.
- Reduction in myocardial infarct size by basic fibroblast growth factor following coronary occlusion in a canine model.
- Strategies to achieve coronary arterial plaque stabilization.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Heart Problems, General Care
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiovascular Disease 1985
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