Cardiology

Kevin Lindsey Thomas, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
Campus mail Dept of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710
Phone (919) 668-2688
Email address kevin.thomas@duke.edu
In Their Words

Education and Training

  • Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University, 2004 - 2007
  • Chief Resident in Medicine (DUMC), Medicine, Duke University, 2003 - 2004
  • Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University, 2002 - 2003
  • Resident in Medicine, Medicine, Duke University, 1999 - 2002
  • M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999

Grants

Publications

Thomas, Kevin L., Jonathan P. Piccini, Li Liang, Paul Heidenreich, Gregg Fonarow, Eric Peterson, Clyde Yancy, and Adrian Hernandez. “Racial Differences in Atrial Fibrillation Prevalence and Anticoagulation Use.” Circulation 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012).

Scholars@Duke

Williams, Eric S., Kevin L. Thomas, Samuel Broderick, Linda K. Shaw, Eric J. Velazquez, Sana M. Al-Khatib, and James P. Daubert. “Race and gender variation in the QT interval and its association with mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: results from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease (DDCD)..” Am Heart J 164, no. 3 (September 2012): 434–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.024.

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22980312
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Al-Khatib, Sana M., Anne S. Hellkamp, Adrian F. Hernandez, Gregg C. Fonarow, Kevin L. Thomas, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Paul A. Heidenreich, et al. “Trends in use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy among patients hospitalized for heart failure: have the previously observed sex and racial disparities changed over time?.” Circulation 125, no. 9 (March 6, 2012): 1094–1101. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.066605.

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22287589
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Jackson, Larry R., James P. Daubert, and Kevin L. Thomas. “Expanding the benefits of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: "is less more"?.” Prog Cardiovasc Dis 54, no. 4 (January 2012): 372–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2011.11.002.

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22226007
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Eapen, Zubin J., Eric D. Peterson, Gregg C. Fonarow, Gillian D. Sanders, Clyde W. Yancy, Samuel F. Sears, Mark D. Carlson, et al. “Quality of care for sudden cardiac arrest: Proposed steps to improve the translation of evidence into practice..” Am Heart J 162, no. 2 (August 2011): 222–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2011.04.021.

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21835281
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Thomas, Kevin L., Adrian F. Hernandez, David Dai, Paul Heidenreich, Gregg C. Fonarow, Eric D. Peterson, and Clyde W. Yancy. “Association of race/ethnicity with clinical risk factors, quality of care, and acute outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure..” Am Heart J 161, no. 4 (April 2011): 746–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2011.01.012.

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21473975
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LaPointe, Nancy M Allen, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Jonathan P. Piccini, Brett D. Atwater, Emily Honeycutt, Kevin Thomas, Bimal R. Shah, Louise O. Zimmer, Gillian Sanders, and Eric D. Peterson. “Extent of and reasons for nonuse of implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices in clinical practice among eligible patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction..” Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 4, no. 2 (March 2011): 146–51. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.958603.

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21304098
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Kong, Melissa H., Gregg C. Fonarow, Eric D. Peterson, Anne B. Curtis, Adrian F. Hernandez, Gillian D. Sanders, Kevin L. Thomas, David L. Hayes, and Sana M. Al-Khatib. “Systematic review of the incidence of sudden cardiac death in the United States..” J Am Coll Cardiol 57, no. 7 (February 15, 2011): 794–801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.064.

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21310315
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Mathews, Robin, Anita Y. Chen, Chee T. Chin, Tracy Y. Wang, Kevin L. Thomas, Matthew T. Roe, and Eric D. Peterson. “Short- and Long-term Outcomes Among Black vs. White Patients with Non-ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.” Circulation 122, no. 21 (November 23, 2010).

Scholars@Duke

Thomas, Kevin L., Emily Honeycutt, Linda K. Shaw, and Eric D. Peterson. “Racial differences in long-term survival among patients with coronary artery disease..” Am Heart J 160, no. 4 (October 2010): 744–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.06.014.

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20934570
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