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Christopher Semsarian

Christopher Semsarian

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Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
31333
World Ranking
14944
National Ranking
492

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Christopher Semsarian is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has conducted extensive research primarily within the field of Medicine, focusing significantly on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their scholarly output includes 498 publications in Medicine, with 354 specifically dedicated to Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 64 in Molecular Biology, 55 in Emergency Medicine, 24 in Epidemiology, and 24 in Genetics.

The scientist's main research topics encompass cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, cardiovascular effects of exercise, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, cardiovascular function and risk factors, and congenital heart defects research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Christopher Semsarian include:

  • Jodie Ingles
  • André La Gerche
  • Richard D. Bagnall
  • E. Paratz
  • Laura Yeates

The publication record features significant contributions to several academic journals, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Heart Lung and Circulation (58 publications)
  • Circulation (23 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (17 publications)
  • Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine (14 publications)
  • European Heart Journal (13 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • 2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Executive Summary, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • 2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Evidence-Based Assessment of Genes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy, 2021, Circulation
  • 2024 AHA/ACC/AMSSM/HRS/PACES/SCMR Guideline for the Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2024, Circulation
  • Genetic Testing for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2020, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine

Christopher Semsarian was awarded the Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2015.

Best Publications

  • HRS/EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the State of Genetic Testing for the Channelopathies and Cardiomyopathies: This document was developed as a partnership between the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

    Michael J. Ackerman;Silvia G. Priori;Stephan Willems;Charles Berul

  • New Perspectives on the Prevalence of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Christopher Semsarian;Jodie Ingles;Martin S. Maron;Barry J. Maron

  • HRS/EHRA expert consensus statement on the state of genetic testing for the channelopathies and cardiomyopathies

    Michael J. Ackerman;Silvia G. Priori;Stephan Willems;Charles Berul

  • Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and prevention of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Barry J. Maron;Paolo Spirito;Win Kuang Shen;Tammy S. Haas

  • 2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Steve R. Ommen;Seema Mital;Michael A. Burke;Sharlene M. Day

  • Genetics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy After 20 Years: Clinical Perspectives

    Barry J. Maron;Martin S. Maron;Christopher Semsarian

  • A Prospective Study of Sudden Cardiac Death among Children and Young Adults

    Richard D. Bagnall;Robert G. Weintraub;Jodie Ingles;Jodie Ingles;Johan Duflou;Johan Duflou

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: present and future, with translation into contemporary cardiovascular medicine

    Barry J. Maron;Steve R. Ommen;Christopher Semsarian;Paolo Spirito

  • Skeletal muscle hypertrophy is mediated by a Ca2+-dependent calcineurin signalling pathway.

    Christopher Semsarian;Ming-Jie Wu;Yue-Kun Ju;Tadeusz Marciniec

  • Causes of sudden cardiac death in young Australians.

    Alessandra Doolan;Neil Langlois;Christopher Semsarian

  • 2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Steve R. Ommen;Seema Mital;Michael A. Burke

  • Compound and double mutations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: implications for genetic testing and counselling

    Jodie Ingles;Alessandra Doolan;Christine L Chiu;Jonathan G Seidman

  • Adaptation and validation of the ACMG/AMP variant classification framework for MYH7-associated inherited cardiomyopathies: recommendations by ClinGen’s Inherited Cardiomyopathy Expert Panel

    Melissa A Kelly;Colleen Caleshu;Ana Morales;Jillian Buchan

  • Evaluating the Clinical Validity of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Genes

    Jodie Ingles;Jodie Ingles;Jennifer Goldstein;Courtney Thaxton;Colleen Caleshu

  • The L-type calcium channel inhibitor diltiazem prevents cardiomyopathy in a mouse model

    Christopher Semsarian;Imran Ahmad;Michael Giewat;Dimitrios Georgakopoulos

  • Clinical features and outcome of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with triple sarcomere protein gene mutations.

    Francesca Girolami;Carolyn Y. Ho;Christopher Semsarian;Massimo Baldi

  • Evidence-Based Assessment of Genes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

    Elizabeth Jordan;Laiken Peterson;Tomohiko Ai;Babken Asatryan

  • Sudden cardiac death in the young: the molecular autopsy and a practical approach to surviving relatives

    Christopher Semsarian;Christopher Semsarian;Christopher Semsarian;Jodie Ingles;Arthur A.M. Wilde

  • Genetic Testing for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Kiran Musunuru;Ray E. Hershberger;Sharlene M. Day;N. Jennifer Klinedinst

  • Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Children and Adolescents With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Barry J. Maron;Paolo Spirito;Michael J. Ackerman;Susan A. Casey

Frequent Co-Authors

John Atherton
John Atherton Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Christine E. Seidman
Christine E. Seidman Harvard University
Barry J. Maron
Barry J. Maron University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Iacopo Olivotto
Iacopo Olivotto University of Florence
Martin S. Maron
Martin S. Maron Tufts University
Steven D. Colan
Steven D. Colan Boston Children's Hospital
David S. Celermajer
David S. Celermajer Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Euan A. Ashley
Euan A. Ashley Stanford University
Jonathan G. Seidman
Jonathan G. Seidman Harvard University

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