Allen J Taylor M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
7024 Sulky Ln Rockville MD, 20852About
Dr. Allen Taylor is a cardiologist practicing in Rockville, MD. Dr. Taylor specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Taylor also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Physical activity and the presence and extent of calcified coronary atherosclerosis.
- Does the diagnosis of coronary calcification with electron beam computed tomography motivate behavioral change in smokers?
- Implementation of a therapeutic-interchange clinic for HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.
- Frequency and severity of "incidentalomas" encountered during electron beam computed tomography for coronary calcium in middle-aged army personnel.
- Preoperative risk stratification using electron beam computed tomography in elective vascular surgery: relationship to clinical risk prediction and postoperative complications.
- Atherosclerosis imaging to detect and monitor cardiovascular risk.
- The prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcification on coronary artery computed tomography in black and white subjects.
- Effect of atorvastatin and pravastatin on serum C-reactive protein.
- Impact of electron beam tomography, with or without case management, on motivation, behavioral change, and cardiovascular risk profile: a randomized controlled trial.
- The relationship between the 'metabolic score' and sub-clinical atherosclerosis detected with electron beam computed tomography.
- Validation of the MEDFICTS dietary questionnaire: a clinical tool to assess adherence to American Heart Association dietary fat intake guidelines.
- Usefulness of lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to <70 mg/dl and usefulness of C-reactive protein in patient selection.
- Prognostic value of coronary artery calcification.
- Marked low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction below current national cholesterol education program targets provides the greatest reduction in carotid atherosclerosis.
- Cost-effectiveness of using electron beam computed tomography to identify patients at risk for clinical coronary artery disease.
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