Thomas Peter Rocco M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
1400 Vfw Pkwy Cardiology Dept West Roxbury MA, 02132About
Dr. Thomas Rocco is a cardiologist practicing in West Roxbury, MA. Dr. Rocco specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Rocco also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cardiotoxicity in signal transduction therapeutics: erbB2 antibodies and the heart.
- Evaluation of a noninvasive system for determining left ventricular filling pressure.
- Imaging arterial thrombi. An elusive goal.
- Thallium-201-chloride for the detection of viable myocardium.
- Rest reinjection of thallium-201 after redistribution imaging: new questions, old solution.
- Demonstration of viable, stunned myocardium with technetium-99m-sestamibi.
- A challenge to the nuclear cardiology laboratory: imaging goals in patients after infarction.
- Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy: effect on diagnostic and clinical management algorithms.
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