Andrew P. DeFilippis, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Advanced Cardiac Support Center

Dr. Andrew P. DeFilippis is an academic cardiologist with clinical, human subject research, and educational expertise, in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute coronary atherothrombosis / chronic atherosclerosis.

Research Interests

• Platelet Activation and Coronary Thrombosis
• Aspirin-Insensitive Thromboxane Generation and Coronary Thrombosis
• Atherosclerosis

Recent Publications

1. DeFilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, McClelland RL, Ndumele C, Lakoski SG, Cushman M, Wong ND,  Blumenthal RS, Lima J, Nasir K.  The Association of Framingham and Reynolds Risk Scores with Incidence and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.  Accepted for publication at JACC 9/2011.
2. Reed RM, Iacono A, DeFilippis A, Eberlein M, Girgis RE, Jones S. Impact of Lung Transplantation on Serum Lipids in COPD
3. Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, DeFilippis AP, Blankstein R, Rivera JJ, Agatston A, O'Leary DH, Lima J, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Associations between C-reactive protein, coronary artery calcium, and cardiovascular events: implications for the JUPITER population from MESA, a population-based cohort study. Lancet. 2011 Aug 20;378(9792):684-92.
4. Blaha MJ, DeFilippis AP, Rivera JJ, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Agatston A, Szklo M, Lakoski SG, Bertoni AG, Kronmal RA, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.  The Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Incidence and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).  Diabetes Care  (2011) 34(3): 749-751.
5. Reed RM, Iacono A, DeFilippis A, Jones S, Eberlein M, Lechtzin N, Girgis RE.  Statin Therapy is Associated with Decreased Pulmonary Vascular Pressures in Severe COPD.  Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2011) 8: 96–102
6. Reed RM, Iacono A, DeFilippis A, Eberlein M, Girgis RE, Jones S.  Advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.  J Heart Lung Transplant.  (2011) 30(6): 674-8
7. McEvoy JW, Blaha MJ, DeFilippis AP, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR.  Coronary Artery Calcium Progression – An Important Clinical Measurement? A Review of the Literature.  (State of The Art Paper).  J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 56(20): 1613-22.
8. Tota-Maharaj R,  DeFilippis AP, Blumenthal R, Blaha M.  A Practical Approach to the Metabolic Syndrome - Review of Current Concepts and Management.  Curr Opin Cardiol. (2010) 22(5): 502-12.
9. DeFilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Jacobson T.  Omega-3’s for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.  Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine (2010) 12: 365–380
10. DeFilippis AP, Kramer HJ, Katz R, Wong ND, Bertoni AG, Carr J, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.  Association Between Coronary Artery Calcification Progression and Microalbuminuria: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).  Journal of the  American College of Cardiology: Imaging (2010) 3: 595-604

Reviewer

• JAMA
• American Journal of Cardiology
• American Heart Journal
• American Journal of Medicine
• Journal of Hospital Medicine
• US Preventive Services Task Force
• International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
• Cerebrovascular Disease