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Robert H. Christenson is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the United States. Their research spans a broad range of topics within medicine, with particular focus on cardiology and infectious diseases.

Their recent publications include studies appearing in prominent journals. Notable papers are:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence in the human body and brain at autopsy," 2022, Nature
  • "Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Among US Health Care Personnel," 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • "Sex-Specific 99th Percentile Upper Reference Limits for High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays Derived Using a Universal Sample Bank," 2020, Clinical Chemistry
  • "The Effects of Four Doses of Vitamin D Supplements on Falls in Older Adults," 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "High-sensitivity troponins and mortality in the general population," 2023, European Heart Journal

Their main field of study is medicine, with significant contributions to the subfields of cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, infectious diseases, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, surgery, and physiology. The volume of publications in these areas reflects a diverse scope of expertise.

Primary topics explored in their work include:

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues, including:

  • The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • European Heart Journal

Collaboration is a significant element of their research approach, with frequent coauthors including John W. McEvoy, Richard M. Nowak, Fred S. Apple, Christopher R. deFilippi, and Simon A. Mahler. Each of these collaborators has contributed extensively alongside Robert H. Christenson.

Best Publications

  • Cardiac Troponin T Levels for Risk Stratification in Acute Myocardial Ischemia

    Ohman Em;Armstrong Pw;Christenson Rh;Granger Cb

  • Case definitions for acute coronary heart disease in epidemiology and clinical research studies: a statement from the AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; AHA Statistics Committee; World Heart Federation Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

    Russell V. Luepker;Fred S. Apple;Robert H. Christenson;Richard S. Crow

  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines: clinical characteristics and utilization of biochemical markers in acute coronary syndromes.

    David A. Morrow;Christopher P. Cannon;Robert L. Jesse;L. Kristin Newby

  • Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Orlando M. Gutiérrez;James L. Januzzi;Tamara Isakova;Karen Laliberte

  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines: Clinical Characteristics and Utilization of Biochemical Markers in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    David A. Morrow;Christopher P. Cannon;Robert L. Jesse

  • Association of serial measures of cardiac troponin T using a sensitive assay with incident heart failure and cardiovascular mortality in older adults

    Christopher R. deFilippi;James A. de Lemos;Robert H. Christenson;John S. Gottdiener

  • Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism: An Overview

    Robert H. Christenson

  • Future Biomarkers for Detection of Ischemia and Risk Stratification in Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Fred S. Apple;Alan H.B. Wu;Johannes Mair;Jan Ravkilde

  • Mid-region pro-hormone markers for diagnosis and prognosis in acute dyspnea : results from the BACH (Biomarkers in Acute Heart Failure) trial

    Alan Maisel;Christian Mueller;Richard Nowak;W. Frank Peacock

  • The Associations of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Uncarboxylated Matrix Gla Protein With Mortality in Coronary Artery Disease: The Heart and Soul Study

    Benjamin D. Parker;Leon J. Schurgers;Vincent M. Brandenburg;Robert H. Christenson

  • Evaluation of Imprecision for Cardiac Troponin Assays at Low-Range Concentrations

    Mauro Panteghini;Franca Pagani;Kiang-Teck J. Yeo;Fred S. Apple

  • ACCF 2012 expert consensus document on practical clinical considerations in the interpretation of troponin elevations: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation task force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents.

    L. Kristin Newby;Robert L. Jesse;Joseph D. Babb;Robert H. Christenson

  • Cardiac troponin T and C-reactive protein for predicting prognosis, coronary atherosclerosis, and cardiomyopathy in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis.

    Christopher DeFilippi;Steven Wasserman;Salvatore Rosanio;Eric Tiblier

  • Multicenter evaluation of the Roche NT-proBNP assay and comparison to the Biosite Triage BNP assay.

    Kiang-Teck J. Yeo;Alan H.B. Wu;Fred S. Apple;Martin H. Kroll

  • Clinical Laboratory Practice Recommendations for the Use of Cardiac Troponin in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Expert Opinion from the Academy of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry and the Task Force on Clinical Applications of Cardiac Bio-Markers of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.

    Alan H B Wu;Robert H Christenson;Dina N Greene;Allan S Jaffe

  • A rapid B-type natriuretic peptide assay accurately diagnoses left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure: A multicenter evaluation

    Stacey J. Wieczorek;Alan H.B. Wu;Robert Christenson;Padma Krishnaswamy

  • Relationship of depression to death or hospitalization in patients with heart failure.

    Andrew Sherwood;James A. Blumenthal;Ranak Trivedi;Kristy S. Johnson

  • Serum GFAP and UCH-L1 for prediction of absence of intracranial injuries on head CT (ALERT-TBI): a multicentre observational study.

    Jeffrey J Bazarian;Peter Biberthaler;Robert D Welch;Lawrence M Lewis

  • Age- and sex-dependent upper reference limits for the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay.

    M. Odette Gore;Stephen L. Seliger;Christopher R. deFilippi;Vijay Nambi

  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines: Clinical Utilization of Cardiac Biomarker Testing in Heart Failure

    W H Wilson Tang;Gary S Francis;David A Morrow;L Kristin Newby

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan H.B. Wu
Alan H.B. Wu University of California, San Francisco
Fred S. Apple
Fred S. Apple University of Minnesota
E. Magnus Ohman
E. Magnus Ohman Duke University
L. Kristin Newby
L. Kristin Newby Duke University
Christian Mueller
Christian Mueller University Hospital of Basel
John S. Gottdiener
John S. Gottdiener University of Maryland, Baltimore
Alan S. Maisel
Alan S. Maisel University of California, San Diego
Matthew T. Roe
Matthew T. Roe Duke University
Allan S. Jaffe
Allan S. Jaffe Mayo Clinic
Judd E. Hollander
Judd E. Hollander Thomas Jefferson University

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