Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Cardiology
Dr. Christopher R. Defilippi, MD
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Christopher Defilippi practices Cardiology. He attended University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He has 2 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACC)". Christopher Defilippi has written publications. He has 95 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Diagnostic accuracy, angiographic correlates and long-term risk stratification with the troponin T ultra sensitive Rapid Assay in chest pain patients at low risk for a...' Christopher Defilippi accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Galectin-3 and Soluble ST2 and Kidney Function Decline in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS).
- Prognostic Significance of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Concentrations between the Limit of Blank and Limit of Detection in Community-Dwelling Adults:A Metaanal...
- Phase 1 testing of detoxified LPS/group B meningococcal outer membrane protein vaccine with and without synthetic CPG 7909 adjuvant for the prevention and treatment of...
- Soluble ST2 Testing in the General Population.
- The Potential Role of Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Management for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure.
- Use and interpretation of high sensitivity cardiac troponins in patients with chronic kidney disease with and without Acute myocardial infarction.
- Evolving role of galectin-3 as a cardiac biomarker: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and renal function, important pieces of the puzzle.
- NT-proBNP and troponin T and risk of rapid Kidney function decline and incident CKD in elderly adults.
- Serial measures of cardiac troponin T levels by a highly sensitive assay and incident Atrial fibrillation in a prospective cohort of ambulatory older adults.
- High-Sensitivity Troponin T and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) and Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Patients with CKD: The Chronic Renal Insuff...
- Subclinical vascular Disease burden and longer survival.
- Heart failure biomarkers at point-of-care: current utilization and future potential.
- Cardiac biomarkers in Heart failure.
- Troponin T, NT-proBNP, and venous thromboembolism: The Longitudinal Investigation of Thromboembolism Etiology (LITE).
- Reference Interval Evaluation of High Sensitivity Troponin T and N-Terminal B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Vietnam and the US: The North South East West Trial.
- Age and Sex Dependent Upper Reference Limits for the High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Assay.
- High-sensitive cardiac troponin assays: more information, more challenges.
- Interpreting cardiac troponin results from highly sensitive assays in patients with chronic kidney disease: Acute coronary syndromes and beyond.
- Cardiomyocyte injury assessed by a highly sensitive troponin assay and sudden cardiac death in the community: the cardiovascular health study.
- Prevalence and significance of detectable troponins as measured by highly sensitive assays in the general population.
- Relations of Plasma Total and High-Molecular-Weight Adiponectin to New-Onset Heart Failure in Adults â¥65 Years of Age (from the Cardiovascular Health Study).
- Long-term trajectory of two unique cardiac biomarkers and subsequent left ventricular structural pathology and risk of incident Heart failure in community-dwelling old...
- Fresh autologous pericardium for leaflet perforation repair in mitral Valve infective endocarditis.
- Inflammation and Sudden Cardiac Death in a Community-based Population of Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
- High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels and secondary events in outpatients with coronary Heart disease from the Heart and Soul Study.
- Association of Cardiac Troponin T With Left Ventricular Structure and Function in CKD.
- "Copeptin Helps "Copeptin Helps in the Early Detection Of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction": the primary results of the CHOPIN Trial.
- Short-Term Mechanical Unloading With Left Ventricular Assist Devices After Acute Myocardial Infarction Conserves Calcium Cycling and Improves Heart Function.
- Association of genome-wide variation with highly sensitive cardiac troponin-T levels in European americans and blacks: a meta-analysis from atherosclerosis risk in com...
- Association of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide With Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Chronic Kidney Disease (from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency C...
- Amino Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, Secondary Stroke Prevention, and Choice of Antithrombotic Therapy.
- Pre-clinical evaluation of the infant Jarvik 2000 Heart in a neonate piglet model.
- Biomarkers of Chronic cardiac injury and hemodynamic stress identify a malignant phenotype of left ventricular hypertrophy in the general population.
- Fibroblast growth factor 23, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin, and left ventricular hypertrophy in CKD.
- Initial experience with a juvenile sheep model for evaluation of the pediatric intracorporeal ventricular assist services.
- Physical activity, change in biomarkers of myocardial stress and injury, and subsequent Heart failure risk in older adults.
- Associations of total and high-molecular-weight adiponectin with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older persons: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
- Scope of Heart failure hospitalization.
- Spoiler alert: positive small natriuretic Peptide-guided therapy sub-study ahead: read at your own risk.
- Cardiac Micro-Injury Measured by Troponin T Predicts Collagen Metabolism in Adults Aged >= 65 Years with Heart Failure.
- Pulmonary hypertension adversely affects short- and long-term survival after mitral Valve operation for mitral regurgitation: Implications for timing of surgery.
- Left ventricular ejection fraction assessment in older adults an adjunct to natriuretic Peptide testing to identify risk of new-onset Heart failure and cardiovascular ...
- Prognostic Utility of ST2 in Patients with Acute Dyspnea and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.
- Highly Sensitive Troponin Assays and the Cardiology Community: A Love/Hate Relationship?
- Predictive value of depressive symptoms and B-type natriuretic peptide for new-onset Heart failure and mortality.
- Association of serial measures of cardiac troponin T using a sensitive assay with incident Heart failure and cardiovascular mortality in older adults.
- Post-discharge changes in NT-proBNP and quality of life after Acute dyspnea hospitalization as predictors of one-year outcomes.
- Multi-center determination of galectin-3 assay performance characteristics: Anatomy of a novel assay for use in Heart failure.
- Impact of increased body mass index on accuracy of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP for diagnosis of decompensated Heart failure and prediction o...
- Dynamic cardiovascular risk assessment in elderly people. The role of repeated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing.
- Biomarkers for prognostication after Acute coronary syndromes: new times and statistics.
- B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)/NT-proBNP and renal function: is the controversy over?
- Lack of diagnostic and prognostic utility of circulating plasma myeloperoxidase concentrations in patients presenting with dyspnea.
- Frequency and cause of cardiac troponin T elevation in Chronic hemodialysis patients from study of cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
- Impact of renal disease on natriuretic peptide testing for diagnosing decompensated Heart failure and predicting mortality.
- N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and B-type natriuretic peptide for identifying Coronary artery disease and left ventricular hypertrophy in ambulatory chronic...
- N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for predicting Coronary disease and left ventricular hypertrophy in asymptomatic CKD not requiring dialysis.
- Adjunctive handgrip during dobutamine stress echocardiography: invasive assessment of Myocardial oxygen consumption in humans.
- Natriuretic peptide testing for predicting adverse events following Heart failure hospitalization.
- Effect of casein-derived peptides on D-xylose absorption assessed by H2 breath test in normal volunteers.
- Morphology of the mitral Valve as displayed by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography.
- Detection of patients with functional dyspepsia using wavelet transform applied to their electrogastrogram.
- [Cisapride does not modify prolonged Q-T interval in patients with liver cirrhosis].
- Evaluating the chest pain patient. Scope of the problem.
- Mechanistic distinction between activation and inhibition of (Na(+)+K(+))-ATPase-mediated Ca2+ influx in cardiomyocytes.
- Increasing the dose and rate of Albunex infusion leads to superior left ventricular contrast effect.
- Queuing for Coronary angiography during severe supply-demand mismatch in a US public hospital: analysis of a waiting list registry.
- Effect of high-altitude exposure in the elderly: the Tenth Mountain Division study.
- A novel technology for measuring cumulative cardiac biomarker exposure over time: what happened when we weren't looking?
- Sudden cardiac death in a teenager: a review of Kawasaki Disease.
- Spontaneous echo contrast in the descending aorta detected by transesophageal echocardiography.
- Color M-mode flow propagation velocity versus conventional Doppler indices in the assessment of diastolic left ventricular function in patients on Chronic hemodialysis.
- Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography imaging for right ventricular endoMyocardial biopsy: a comparison with fluoroscopy.
- Dobutamine stress echocardiography identifies hibernating myocardium and predicts recovery of left ventricular function after Coronary revascularization.
- Comparison of myocardial contrast echocardiography and low-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography in predicting recovery of left ventricular function after Coronary r...
- Distribution of Coronary artery disease and relation to mortality in asymptomatic hemodialysis patients.
- A rapid bedside troponin T assay to speed triage.
- N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with sudden cardiac death risk: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
- Interleukin family member ST2 and mortality in Acute dyspnoea.
- The efficacy of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography for right ventricular biopsy.
- Understanding amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in obesity.
- Fibroblast growth factor 23 and left ventricular hypertrophy in chronic kidney Disease.
- Strain-related regional alterations of calcium-handling proteins in Myocardial remodeling.
- N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is a major predictor of the development of Atrial fibrillation: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
- Racial differences in the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy among Chronic cocaine abusers.
- Usefulness of dobutamine echocardiography in distinguishing severe from nonsevere valvular Aortic stenosis in patients with depressed left ventricular function and low...
- Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing in renal Disease.
- Diagnostic accuracy, angiographic correlates and long-term risk stratification with the troponin T ultra sensitive Rapid Assay in chest pain patients at low risk for a...
- Randomized comparison of a strategy of predischarge Coronary angiography versus exercise testing in low-risk patients in a chest pain unit: in-hospital and long-term o...
- Cardiac troponin T and C-reactive protein for predicting prognosis, Coronary atherosclerosis, and cardiomyopathy in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis.
- Cardiac troponin T in chest pain unit patients without ischemic electrocardiographic changes: angiographic correlates and long-term clinical outcomes.
- Natriuretic peptides and echocardiography in Acute dyspnoea: implication of elevated levels with normal systolic function.
- Early and midterm hemodynamics after Aortic valve bypass (apicoAortic conduit) surgery.
- Echocardiography, natriuretic peptides, and risk for incident Heart failure in older adults: the cardiovascular health study.
Schools
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine and Dentistry
University Hospital Boston University
Parkland Hospital University Tex Sw
University Tex Sw
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac Imaging
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Conditions Treated
- Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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Boston University Medical Center -
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Hospital
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University of Maryland Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1639127301 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | DEFILIPPI | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CHRISTOPHER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 212011544 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MD | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 199.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1639127301 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | DEFILIPPI |
| First Name Of The Provider | CHRISTOPHER |
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