Dr. Peter L Thompson D.D.S.
Dentist | General Practice
123 W 2nd St Portales NM, 88130Rating
4/5
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Dr. Peter Thompson is a Dentist practicing in Portales, NM. Dr. Thompson specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases and conditions associated with the mouth and overall dental health. Dentists are trained to carry out such treatment as professional cleaning, restorative, prosthodontic, and endodontic procedures, and performing examinations, among many others.
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Early initiation of statin therapy after a coronary event.
- Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms are associated with carotid plaque formation but not with intima-media wall thickening: results from the Perth Carotid Ultrasound Disease Assessment Study (CUDAS).
- Cardiovascular risk among urban Aboriginal people.
- Association of an allelic variant of interleukin-6 with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in an Australian community population.
- Folic acid does not improve endothelial function in healthy hyperhomocysteinaemic subjects.
- Monocyte count, but not C-reactive protein or interleukin-6, is an independent risk marker for subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.
- Preventing recurrent events long term after coronary artery bypass graft:
- Promoter polymorphism of the gene for CD14 receptor is not associated with sub-clinical carotid atherosclerosis in a community population.
- Stromelysin-1 (MMP-3) gene 5A/6A promoter polymorphism is associated with blood pressure in a community population.
- Elevated interleukin-18 levels are associated with the metabolic syndrome independent of obesity and insulin resistance.
- Return to work after coronary artery bypass surgery in a population of long-term survivors.
- Interleukin-18 levels are not associated with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in a community population. The Perth Carotid Ultrasound Disease Assessment Study (CUDAS).
- Asymptomatic long-term survivors of coronary artery bypass surgery enjoy a quality of life equal to the general population.
- Determinants of carotid intima-medial thickness in an urban Australian Aboriginal population.
- Erectile dysfunction predicts generalised cardiovascular disease: evidence from a case-control study.
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