JamesJMortonMD

Internal Medicine • Bethesda, MD

Critical Care Medicine

Physician

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Office
8600 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone+1 301-896-3100
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Education & Training

George Washington University School of MedicineFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2002 - 2004
George Washington UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2001
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1999 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2000 - 2004
VA State Medical License 2000 - 2001
PA State Medical License 1998 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
The Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesNeurocritical Care

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

31 citations
A change in N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide is predictive of outcome in patients with advanced heart failure.
Roy S. Gardner, Kwok S. Chong, James J. Morton, Theresa McDonagh> ;European Journal of Heart Failure. 2007 Mar 1
155 citations
Plasma concentrations of the novel peptide apelin are decreased in patients with chronic heart failure.
Kwok S. Chong, Roy S. Gardner, James J. Morton, Euan A. Ashley, Theresa McDonagh> ;European Journal of Heart Failure. 2006 Jun 1
23 citations
N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide, but not anemia, is a powerful predictor of mortality in advanced heart failure.
Roy S. Gardner, Kwok S. Chong, James J. Morton, Theresa McDonagh> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2005 Jun 1
26 citations
Comparison of selective ETA and ETB receptor antagonists in patients with chronic heart failure
Peter J. Cowburn, John G.F. Cleland, Theresa McDonagh, John D. McArthur, Henry J. Dargie, James J. Morton> ;European Journal of Heart Failure. 2005 Jan 1
62 citations
Multicenter analytical performance evaluation of the Elecsys proBNP assay.
Lori J. Sokoll, Hannsjörg Baum, Paul Collinson, Eberhard Gurr, Markus Haass, Hilmar Luthe, James J. Morton, William Nowatzke, Christiana Zingler> ;Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 2004 Aug 1
32 citations
ADEPT: Addition of the AT1 receptor antagonist eprosartan to ACE inhibitor therapy in chronic heart failure trial: Hemodynamic and neurohormonal effects☆☆☆
David R. Murdoch, Theresa A. McDonagh, Rosemary Farmer, James J. Morton, John J.V. McMurray, Henry J. Dargie> ;American Heart Journal. 2001 May 1
38 citations
Investigation of estrogen status and increased stroke sensitivity on cerebral blood flow after a focal ischemic insult.
Hilary V O Carswell, Niall H. Anderson, James J. Morton, James McCulloch, Anna F. Dominiczak, I. Mhairi Macrae> ;Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 2000 Jun 1
26 citations
Nonadherence with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy: a comparison of different ways of measuring it in patients with chronic heart failure.
Allan D. Struthers, Robert J. MacFadyen, Callum G. Fraser, Jess Robson, James J. Morton, Christophe Junot, Eric Ezan> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1999 Dec 1
184 citations
Titration of vasodilator therapy in chronic heart failure according to plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentration: randomized comparison of the hemodynamic and neu...
David R. Murdoch, Theresa McDonagh, John Byrne, Lynda Blue, Rosemary Farmer, James J. Morton, Henry J. Dargie> ;American Heart Journal. 1999 Dec 1
53 citations
Telemetry for Cardiovascular Monitoring in a Pharmacological Study: New Approaches to Data Analysis
Niall H. Anderson, Alison M. Devlin, Delyth Graham, James J. Morton, Carlene A. Hamilton, John L. Reid, Nicholas J. Schork, Anna F. Dominiczak> ;Hypertension. 1999 Jan 1
19 citations
Endothelin-1 has haemodynamic effects at pathophysiological concentrations in patients with left ventricular dysfunction
Peter J. Cowburn, John G.F. Cleland, John D. McArthur, Margaret R. MacLean, Henry J. Dargie, John J.V. McMurray, James J. Morton> ;Cardiovascular Research. 1998 Sep 1
43 citations
EndothelinBreceptors are functionally important in mediating vasoconstriction in the systemic circulation in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Peter J. Cowburn, John G.F. Cleland, John D. McArthur, Margaret R. MacLean, John J.V. McMurray, Henry J. Dargie, James J. Morton> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998 Feb 1
8 citations
Measurement of brain natriuretic peptide.
D R Murdoch, J Byrne, T McDonagh, J J Morton, J J McMurray> ;Lancet. 1996 Dec 7
109 citations
Human fetal kidney morphometry during gestation and the relationship between weight, kidney morphometry and plasma active renin concentration at birth
Justin C. Konje, S. C. Bell, J. J. Morton, R. de Chazal, David J. Taylor> ;Clinical Science. 1996 Aug 1
6 citations
Relationship of renin, angiotensin II and atrial natriuretic factor to clinical status in the early post-infarct period in patients with left ventricular dysfunction
S. G. Ray, J.J. Morton, H. J. Dargie> ;European Heart Journal. 1994 Jun 1
397 citations
Plasma endothelin in chronic heart failure.
John J.V. McMurray, S. G. Ray, I Abdullah, HJ Dargie, J. J. Morton> ;Circulation. 1992 Apr 1
4 citations
Importance of RAA System and the Treatment of Patients with ACE Inhibition After Myocardial Infarction
S. G. Ray, H.M. McAlpine, James J. Morton, Brenda J. Leckie, HJ Dargie> ;Angiology. 1991 Apr 1
10 citations
Vascular hypertrophy, renin and blood pressure in the young spontaneously hypertensive rat.
James J. Morton, Elisabeth C. Beattie, Sheila A. Griffin, Fiona MacPherson, Fiona Lyall, Domenico Russo> ;Clinical Science. 1990 Nov 1
47 citations
BLOOD-PRESSURE, LEFT-VENTRICULAR MASS AND INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM IN PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
Anna F. Dominiczak, Fiona Lyall, James J. Morton, Henry J. Dargie, Iain T. Boyle, Tan T. Tune, Gordon Murray, Peter F. Semple> ;Clinical Science. 1990 Feb 1
14 citations
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition Reveals an Important Role for the Renin System in the Control of Normal and High Blood Pressure in Man
Graham A. Macgregor, N. D. Markandu, S J Smith, Giuseppe A. Sagnella, James J. Morton> ;Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. Part A, Theory and Practice. 1983 Jan 1
31 citations
Captopril in the management of hypertension with renal artery stenosis: Its long-term effect as a predictor of surgical outcome
A.Brew Atkinson, J. J. Brown, A. M. M. Cumming, Robert Fraser, Anthony F. Lever, Brenda J. Leckie, James J. Morton, J. Ian S. Robertson, David L. Davies> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1982 Apr 21
6 citations
Does Vasopressin Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension
P. L. Padfield, J. J. Brown, A. F. Lever, J. J. Morton, J. I. S. Robertson> ;Clinical Science. 1981 Jan 1
14 citations
The effect of oral prazosin on blood pressure and plasma concentrations of renin and angiotensin II in man.
D. McAreavey, A. M. M. Cumming, V. P. Sood, Brenda J. Leckie, J. J. Morton, G. D. Murray, J. I. S. Robertson> ;Clinical Science. 1981 Jan 1
23 citations
Angiotensin II and Renal Hypertension in Dog, Rat and Man: Effect of Converting Enzyme Inhibition
A. B. Atkinson, J. J. Brown, Robert Fraser, A. F. Lever, J. J. Morton, A. J. G. Riegger, J. I. S. Robertson> ;Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 1980 Jan 1
13 citations
The Vasodepressor Action of Prostacyclin(pgi2) and Its Effect on Plasma Angiotensin II and Vasopressin in Unanaesthetized Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats
J. Casals-Stenzel, James J. Morton> ;Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 1979 Jan 1
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Other Languages

Greek, French, Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Suburban HospitalBethesda, Maryland
Meritus HealthHagerstown, Maryland
MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, Maryland

External Links

Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/james-morton