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Philip S. Tsao is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Surgery. Their main topics of research encompass Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.

Philip S. Tsao has contributed to numerous publications, with the following recent papers being notable:

  • 2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2022, Circulation
  • Discovery of 318 new risk loci for type 2 diabetes and related vascular outcomes among 1.4 million participants in a multi-ancestry meta-analysis, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Large-scale genome-wide association study of coronary artery disease in genetically diverse populations, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program, 2024, Science

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Kyong-Mi Chang
  • Scott M. Damrauer
  • Themistocles L. Assimes
  • Julie A. Lynch
  • Saiju Pyarajan

Publication venues where Philip S. Tsao regularly contributes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Circulation
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Nature Genetics
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA): A Novel Risk Factor for Endothelial Dysfunction Its Role in Hypercholesterolemia

    Rainer H. Böger;Stefanie M. Bode-Böger;Andrzej Szuba;Philip S. Tsao

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Stent-Based Delivery of Sirolimus Reduces Neointimal Formation in a Porcine Coronary Model

    Takeshi Suzuki;Greg Kopia;Shin Ichiro Hayashi;Lynn R. Bailey

  • DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death

    Brian H. Chen;Riccardo E. Marioni;Riccardo E. Marioni;Elena Colicino;Marjolein J. Peters

  • Nicotine stimulates angiogenesis and promotes tumor growth and atherosclerosis

    Christopher Heeschen;James J. Jang;Michael Weis;Anjali Pathak

  • Impaired nitric oxide synthase pathway in diabetes mellitus: role of asymmetric dimethylarginine and dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase.

    Ken Y. Lin;Akira Ito;Tomoko Asagami;Philip S. Tsao

  • Novel mechanism for endothelial dysfunction: dysregulation of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase.

    Akira Ito;Philip S. Tsao;Shanthi Adimoolam;Masumi Kimoto

  • Antiatherogenic effects of L-arginine in the hypercholesterolemic rabbit.

    John P. Cooke;Alan H. Singer;Philip Tsao;Pauline Zera

  • Homocysteine Impairs the Nitric Oxide Synthase Pathway Role of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine

    Markus C. Stühlinger;Philip S. Tsao;Jeng Horng Her;Masumi Kimoto

  • Relationship between insulin resistance and an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor.

    Markus C. Stühlinger;Fahim Abbasi;James W. Chu;Cindy Lamendola

  • An epigenetic clock analysis of race/ethnicity, sex, and coronary heart disease

    Steve Horvath;Michael Gurven;Morgan E. Levine;Benjamin C. Trumble

  • Genetics of blood lipids among ~300,000 multi-ethnic participants of the Million Veteran Program.

    Derek Klarin;Derek Klarin;Scott M Damrauer;Scott M Damrauer;Kelly Cho;Yan V Sun

  • Diabetes Mellitus Enhances Vascular Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity: Role of Oxidative Stress

    Shiro Uemura;Hidetsugu Matsushita;Wei Li;Alexander J. Glassford

  • Time course of endothelial dysfunction and myocardial injury during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion in the cat.

    Tsao Ps;Aoki N;Lefer Dj;Johnson G rd

  • Epigenetic clock analysis of diet, exercise, education, and lifestyle factors

    Austin Quach;Morgan E. Levine;Toshiko Tanaka;Ake T. Lu

  • Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Human Heart Failure

    Guy A. Haywood;Philip S. Tsao;Heiko E. von der Leyen;Michael J. Mann

  • Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in > 300,000 individuals

    Dajiang J Liu;Gina M Peloso;Gina M Peloso;Haojie Yu;Adam S Butterworth;Adam S Butterworth

  • Novel Role for the Potent Endogenous Inotrope Apelin in Human Cardiac Dysfunction

    Mary M. Chen;Euan A. Ashley;David X.F. Deng;Anya Tsalenko

  • Role of endothelial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of reperfusion injury after myocardial ischemia.

    Allan M. Lefer;Philip S. Tsao;David J. Lefer;Xin-Liang Ma

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Themistocles L. Assimes
Themistocles L. Assimes Stanford University
John P. Cooke
John P. Cooke Houston Methodist
Christopher J. O'Donnell
Christopher J. O'Donnell Harvard Medical School
Kyong-Mi Chang
Kyong-Mi Chang University of Pennsylvania
Peter W.F. Wilson
Peter W.F. Wilson Emory University
J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Daniel J. Rader
Daniel J. Rader University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Quertermous
Thomas Quertermous Stanford University
Gerald M. Reaven
Gerald M. Reaven Stanford University

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