A J Taylor

Summary

Affiliation: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Atrial fibrillation in chronic dialysis patients in the United States: risk factors for hospitalization and mortality
    Kevin C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    BMC Nephrol 4:1. 2003
  2. ncbi Conventional, emerging, heredity, lifestyle, and psychosocial coronary risk factors: relationships to subclinical atherosclerosis
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Prev Cardiol 9:25-32. 2006
  3. ncbi Atherosclerosis imaging to detect and monitor cardiovascular risk
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Am J Cardiol 90:8L-11L. 2002
  4. ncbi Evidence to support aggressive management of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: implications of recent imaging trials
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20307 5001, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:36B-43B. 2008
  5. ncbi The relationship between subclinical atherosclerosis and electrocardiographic abnormalities as biomarkers of cardiovascular risk
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Biomarkers 13:496-504. 2008
  6. ncbi Community-based provision of statin and aspirin after the detection of coronary artery calcium within a community-based screening cohort
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 51:1337-41. 2008
  7. ncbi Progression of calcified coronary atherosclerosis: relationship to coronary risk factors and carotid intima-media thickness
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Atherosclerosis 197:339-45. 2008
  8. ncbi Training cardiovascular fellows in cardiovascular magnetic resonance and vascular imaging; Current status following the core cardiovascular training symposium (COCATS-2) guidelines
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 43:2108-12. 2004
  9. ncbi Relationship between glycemic status and progression of carotid intima-media thickness during treatment with combined statin and extended-release niacin in ARBITER 2
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 2, Room 4A34, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Vasc Health Risk Manag 3:159-64. 2007
  10. ncbi Coronary calcium independently predicts incident premature coronary heart disease over measured cardiovascular risk factors: mean three-year outcomes in the Prospective Army Coronary Calcium (PACC) project
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 46:807-14. 2005

Detail Information

Publications88

  1. ncbi Atrial fibrillation in chronic dialysis patients in the United States: risk factors for hospitalization and mortality
    Kevin C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    BMC Nephrol 4:1. 2003
    ..The incidence and risk factors for hospitalized atrial fibrillation have not been previously assessed in a national population of dialysis patients...
  2. ncbi Conventional, emerging, heredity, lifestyle, and psychosocial coronary risk factors: relationships to subclinical atherosclerosis
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Prev Cardiol 9:25-32. 2006
    ..The large residual variance, however, supports the potential of atherosclerosis imaging to incrementally and independently identify coronary heart disease risk...
  3. ncbi Atherosclerosis imaging to detect and monitor cardiovascular risk
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Am J Cardiol 90:8L-11L. 2002
    ....
  4. ncbi Evidence to support aggressive management of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: implications of recent imaging trials
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20307 5001, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:36B-43B. 2008
    ....
  5. ncbi The relationship between subclinical atherosclerosis and electrocardiographic abnormalities as biomarkers of cardiovascular risk
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Biomarkers 13:496-504. 2008
    ..This suggests these two biomarkers may be complementary towards broader detection of latent CV risk...
  6. ncbi Community-based provision of statin and aspirin after the detection of coronary artery calcium within a community-based screening cohort
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 51:1337-41. 2008
    ..We examined the association of coronary artery calcium (CAC) detected on a screening exam with subsequent statin and aspirin usage in a healthy male screening cohort...
  7. ncbi Progression of calcified coronary atherosclerosis: relationship to coronary risk factors and carotid intima-media thickness
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Atherosclerosis 197:339-45. 2008
    ..We hypothesized that the extent of non-calcified atherosclerosis detected using carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) would predict progression of calcified atherosclerosis...
  8. ncbi Training cardiovascular fellows in cardiovascular magnetic resonance and vascular imaging; Current status following the core cardiovascular training symposium (COCATS-2) guidelines
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 43:2108-12. 2004
    ....
  9. ncbi Relationship between glycemic status and progression of carotid intima-media thickness during treatment with combined statin and extended-release niacin in ARBITER 2
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 2, Room 4A34, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Vasc Health Risk Manag 3:159-64. 2007
    ..This analysis examines the relationship between glycemic status and the effects of niacin on common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and HDL cholesterol...
  10. ncbi Coronary calcium independently predicts incident premature coronary heart disease over measured cardiovascular risk factors: mean three-year outcomes in the Prospective Army Coronary Calcium (PACC) project
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 46:807-14. 2005
    ..We sought to examine the independent predictive value of coronary artery calcium detection for coronary outcomes in a non-referred cohort of healthy men and women ages 40 to 50 years...
  11. ncbi Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol (ARBITER) 2: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of extended-release niacin on atherosclerosis progression in secondary prevention patients treated with statins
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiovascular Research, Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave, NW, Bldg 2, Room 3L28, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Circulation 110:3512-7. 2004
    ..Niacin reduces coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality when taken either alone or in combination with statins; however, the incremental impact of adding niacin to background statin therapy is unknown...
  12. ncbi Subclinical calcified atherosclerosis in men and its association with a family history of premature coronary heart disease in first- and second-degree relatives
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 2, Room 4A, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Prev Cardiol 7:163-7. 2004
    ..41; p=0.049) family history of coronary heart disease were similar. Clinical coronary risk assessments should broadly include an assessment of premature coronary heart disease in both first- and second-degree relatives...
  13. ncbi The effect of 24 months of combination statin and extended-release niacin on carotid intima-media thickness: ARBITER 3
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Curr Med Res Opin 22:2243-50. 2006
    ..Whether longer treatment with ERN would have a greater effect on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is unknown...
  14. ncbi ARBITER: Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol: a randomized trial comparing the effects of atorvastatin and pravastatin on carotid intima medial thickness
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, and USA
    Circulation 106:2055-60. 2002
    ..We compared the effects of 2 statins with widely differing potencies for LDL reduction (pravastatin 40 mg/d and atorvastatin 80 mg/d) on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT)...
  15. ncbi Lipid-lowering efficacy, safety, and costs of a large-scale therapeutic statin formulary conversion program
    A J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Pharmacotherapy 21:1130-9. 2001
    ..To assess the lipid-lowering efficacy, safety, and costs of a large-scale statin formulary conversion program...
  16. ncbi Do conventional risk factors predict subclinical coronary artery disease? Results from the Prospective Army Coronary Calcium Project
    A J Taylor
    Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Building 2, Room 4A, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Am Heart J 141:463-8. 2001
    ..We compared CAC, with use of electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT), with clinical and serologic coronary risk factors for the identification of patients with increased coronary heart disease risk...
  17. ncbi Physical activity and the presence and extent of calcified coronary atherosclerosis
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiovascular Research, Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:228-33. 2002
    ..These correlations suggest that higher levels of physical activity should also attenuate the presence and extent of coronary atherosclerosis...
  18. ncbi Heart failure as a cause for hospitalization in chronic dialysis patients
    Fernando C Trespalacios
    Nephrology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft Lewis, Washington, DC, USA
    Am J Kidney Dis 41:1267-77. 2003
    ..45; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: In chronic dialysis patients, hemodialysis and aspirin use were associated with increased risk for both total and de novo HF. Hospitalized HF was associated with a significantly increased risk for death...
  19. ncbi The impact of renal transplantation on the incidence of congestive heart failure in patients with end-stage renal disease due to diabetes
    K C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Nephrol 14:369-76. 2001
    ....
  20. ncbi Extended-release niacin or ezetimibe and carotid intima-media thickness
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    N Engl J Med 361:2113-22. 2009
    ....
  21. ncbi Comparison of coronary artery calcium progression in African American and white men
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 3:71-7. 2009
    ..In a prospective rescan substudy of the Prospective Army Coronary Calcium (PACC) Project, we evaluated ethnic differences in the rates of CAC progression over 4 years...
  22. ncbi The prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcification on coronary artery computed tomography in black and white subjects
    Timothy C Lee
    Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 41:39-44. 2003
    ..The use of coronary CT as an accurate risk prediction tool in black Americans will require ethnic-specific data on the presence and severity of CAC...
  23. ncbi Frequency and severity of "incidentalomas" encountered during electron beam computed tomography for coronary calcium in middle-aged army personnel
    Eric E Elgin
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Am J Cardiol 90:543-5. 2002
  24. ncbi Design and rationale of the ARBITER trial (Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol)--a randomized trial comparing the effects of atorvastatin and pravastatin on carotid artery intima-media thickness
    T T Markwood
    Cardiology and General Internal Medicine Services, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
    Am Heart J 141:342-7. 2001
    ..CONCLUSION: ARBITER will provide important data on the role of marked LDL reduction and the "class effect" theory of statin therapy in cardiovascular medicine...
  25. ncbi Effect of atorvastatin and pravastatin on serum C-reactive protein
    Steven M Kent
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
    Am Heart J 145:e8. 2003
    ..However, whereas pravastatin's effect on CRP is independent of lipid-lowering efficacy, these data suggest that lipid-dependent mechanisms are, at least in part, active in atorvastatin-treated patients...
  26. ncbi The relationship between the cardiometabolic syndrome and coronary artery calcium progression
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 11:505-11. 2009
    ..65; P=.022). Cardiometabolic syndrome is associated with the baseline CAC score, and independently associated with the progression of CAC over 4 years...
  27. ncbi Marked low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction below current national cholesterol education program targets provides the greatest reduction in carotid atherosclerosis
    Steven M Kent
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307-5001, USA
    Clin Cardiol 27:17-21. 2004
    ..The greatest regression was obtained with an LDL-C < 70 mg/dl, supporting marked LDL-C reduction to levels below current NCEP guidelines...
  28. ncbi The relationship between the 'metabolic score' and sub-clinical atherosclerosis detected with electron beam computed tomography
    Marc E Hunt
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
    Coron Artery Dis 14:317-22. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: The 'metabolic score' is a simple clinical measurement that directly and independently relates to the likelihood of premature sub-clinical calcified atherosclerosis in an asymptomatic screening population...
  29. ncbi Preoperative risk stratification using electron beam computed tomography in elective vascular surgery: relationship to clinical risk prediction and postoperative complications
    Joseph Caravalho
    Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Ann Vasc Surg 16:639-43. 2002
    ..However, only the clinically predicted surgical risk, and not coronary artery calcification, was related to the incidence of perioperative cardiovascular complications...
  30. ncbi Prognostic value of coronary electron-beam computed tomography for coronary heart disease events in asymptomatic populations
    P G O'Malley
    General Internal Medicine Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Am J Cardiol 85:945-8. 2000
    ..Further study is needed on the incremental value of EBCT over conventional risk prediction before this test is used in screening asymptomatic populations...
  31. ncbi A randomized trial of the effects of rosiglitazone and metformin on inflammation and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes
    Derek J Stocker
    Endocrine, Diabetes, and Metabolism Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Am Heart J 153:445.e1-6. 2007
    ....
  32. ncbi Alcohol intake is not associated with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis
    Jeanne K Tofferi
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
    Am Heart J 148:803-9. 2004
    ....
  33. ncbi Cardiovascular risk in stage 4 and 5 nephropathy
    Fred E Yeo
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
    Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 11:116-33. 2004
    ..Finally, patients with CKD do not currently receive adequate medical therapy for prevention and treatment of heart disease...
  34. ncbi Incident acute coronary syndromes in chronic dialysis patients in the United States
    Fernando C Trespalacios
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Kidney Int 62:1799-805. 2002
    ..Cardioprotective medications were not associated with a significant benefit, possibly due to their striking underutilization in this at-risk population...
  35. ncbi Can characteristics of a health care system mitigate ethnic bias in access to cardiovascular procedures? Experience from the Military Health Services System
    A J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 30:901-7. 1997
    ..This study sought to investigate the independent effect of ethnicity on the utilization of invasive cardiac procedures after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...
  36. ncbi Lack of correlation between psychological factors and subclinical coronary artery disease
    P G O'Malley
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    N Engl J Med 343:1298-304. 2000
    ..We studied the relation between multiple psychological variables and subclinical coronary artery disease to assess the possible role of such variables in atherogenesis...
  37. ncbi Pathophysiology of calcium deposition in coronary arteries
    A P Burke
    Department of Cardiovascular Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, USA
    Herz 26:239-44. 2001
    ..This review outlines morphologic studies relating calcification to risk factors and coronary plaque morphology...
  38. ncbi Clinical value of carotid intima-media thickness testing
    Patrick J Devine
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Nucl Cardiol 13:710-8. 2006
    ....
  39. ncbi The ARBITER 6-HALTS Trial (Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol 6-HDL and LDL Treatment Strategies in Atherosclerosis): final results and the impact of medication adherence, dose, and treatment duration
    Todd C Villines
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 55:2721-6. 2010
    ..This report describes the final results of the ARBITER 6-HALTS (Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol 6-HDL and LDL Treatment Strategies in Atherosclerosis) trial...
  40. ncbi Use of beta-blockers and aspirin after myocardial infarction by patient renal function in the Department of Defense health care system
    Kevin C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Clinical Information System, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Am J Kidney Dis 47:593-603. 2006
    ..Whether the previously reported underutilization of standard-of-care medications in the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) persists in more recent years or differs by ward of admission has not been reported...
  41. ncbi The role of exercise in modulating the impact of an ultralow-fat diet on serum lipids and apolipoproteins in patients with or at risk for coronary artery disease
    Debra A Marshall
    Walter Reed Army Medical Center Cardiology Service, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Am Heart J 151:484-91. 2006
    ..In the setting of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention program, relationships between exercise variables and HDL-C levels were examined to determine whether exercise moderates this dietary effect on serum lipids and apolipoproteins...
  42. ncbi The Framingham Risk Score: an appraisal of its benefits and limitations
    Brian A Hemann
    Medical Corps, United States Army, USA
    Am Heart Hosp J 5:91-6. 2007
    ..The emergence of subclinical atherosclerosis testing offers promise to refine the assessment of global risk, specifically identifying subjects assessed as intermediate risk by the standard Framingham Risk Score...
  43. ncbi Impact of coronary calcium on arterial age and coronary heart disease risk estimation using the MESA arterial age calculator
    Jamalah A Munir
    Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Atherosclerosis 211:467-70. 2010
    ..We evaluated the impact of arterial age calculation on reclassification of global coronary heart disease risk using the Framingham risk score...
  44. ncbi The impact of cardiovascular risk factor case management on the metabolic syndrome in a primary prevention population: results from a randomized controlled trial
    Patrick G O'Malley
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    J Cardiometab Syndr 1:6-12. 2006
    ..Further study is needed to clarify the overall health impact of preventing the metabolic syndrome...
  45. ncbi International, multidisciplinary update of the 2006 Appropriateness Criteria for cardiac computed tomography
    Salvatore Carbonaro
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 3:224-32. 2009
    ..Since then, CCT has experienced rapid growth in technologic advances and clinical use. We sought to reassess opinion about the appropriate use of CCT among an international group of experts in the field...
  46. ncbi Does prolonged warfarin exposure potentiate coronary calcification in humans? Results of the warfarin and coronary calcification study
    Todd C Villines
    Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Calcif Tissue Int 85:494-500. 2009
    ..001). Among patients without known coronary heart disease, duration of warfarin exposure was not associated with extent of coronary calcification...
  47. ncbi Design and rationale of the ARBITER 6 trial (Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol)-6-HDL and LDL Treatment Strategies in Atherosclerosis (HALTS)
    Patrick J Devine
    Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 21:221-5. 2007
    ..However, whether this approach would be superior to a strategy in which lower concentrations of LDL-C are targeted is unknown...
  48. ncbi Early renal insufficiency and hospitalized heart disease after renal transplantation in the era of modern immunosuppression
    Kevin C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Soc Nephrol 14:2358-65. 2003
    ..Preservation of renal function after renal transplantation may reduce the rates of HHD, and renal transplant recipients with reduced eGFR should be considered at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease...
  49. ncbi beta-Blocker use in long-term dialysis patients: association with hospitalized heart failure and mortality
    Kevin C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Arch Intern Med 164:2465-71. 2004
    ....
  50. ncbi Relationship between depression and C-reactive protein in a screening population
    Kevin M Douglas
    General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Psychosom Med 66:679-83. 2004
    ..This study examined the relationship between CRP and depression in a cohort of participants undergoing a periodic physical to assess potential for interaction as either mediation or confounding of effect on cardiovascular risk...
  51. ncbi Impact of electron beam tomography, with or without case management, on motivation, behavioral change, and cardiovascular risk profile: a randomized controlled trial
    Patrick G O'Malley
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    JAMA 289:2215-23. 2003
    ..Although the use of electron beam tomography (EBT) as a motivational tool to change behavior is practiced, its efficacy has not been studied...
  52. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of using electron beam computed tomography to identify patients at risk for clinical coronary artery disease
    Patrick G O'Malley
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Am Heart J 148:106-13. 2004
    ..The use of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) to screen for coronary artery calcification (CAC) has been widely promulgated, although the cost effectiveness of this practice is unknown...
  53. ncbi Graft loss and acute coronary syndromes after renal transplantation in the United States
    Kevin C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20307 5001, USA
    J Am Soc Nephrol 13:2560-9. 2002
    ..Allograft rejection was NS. Renal transplant recipients share some of the risk factors for ACS with the general population. In addition, graft loss was identified as a unique risk factor for ACS in this population...
  54. ncbi Hospitalized congestive heart failure after renal transplantation in the United States
    Kevin C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 12:115-22. 2002
    ..All potential transplant recipients should receive particular attention for the diagnosis and prevention of CHF in the transplant evaluation process, which includes preservation of allograft function...
  55. ncbi Usefulness of lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to <70 mg/dl and usefulness of C-reactive protein in patient selection
    Steven M Kent
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Am J Cardiol 92:1224-7. 2003
    ....
  56. ncbi Hospitalized atrial fibrillation after renal transplantation in the United States
    Kevin C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Am J Transplant 3:471-6. 2003
    ..The strongest risk factors for AF after renal transplantation were older age, allograft rejection, graft loss and obesity...
  57. ncbi Does the diagnosis of coronary calcification with electron beam computed tomography motivate behavioral change in smokers?
    Erik J Rupard
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Mil Med 167:211-4. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: In smokers predominantly self-referred for electron beam computed tomography, the presence of coronary artery calcification does not appear to influence motivation for smoking cessation or smoking behavior...
  58. ncbi Relation between coronary artery calcium and incident chest pain in a community-dwelling screening population
    Allen J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Am J Cardiol 96:61-3. 2005
    ..Incident chest pain is common and should be examined according to a patient's pretest probability of developing coronary artery disease, without excessive influence of the presence of coronary artery calcium...
  59. ncbi Vitamin K1 intake and coronary calcification
    Todd C Villines
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Coron Artery Dis 16:199-203. 2005
    ..Further investigation into the relationship of vascular calcification and other forms of vitamin K1 (menaquinones) is indicated...
  60. ncbi Antioxidant vitamin intake and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis
    Christos Hatzigeorgiou
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Prev Cardiol 9:75-81. 2006
    ..High doses of vitamin E may confer an increased risk of calcified atherosclerosis...
  61. ncbi Venous thromboembolism among United States soldiers deployed to Southwest Asia
    Daniel W Isenbarger
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Thromb Res 117:379-83. 2006
    ..We sought to identify and describe cases of venous thromboembolism among US military personnel serving in Southwest Asia, and estimate relative disease rates compared to non-deployed personnel...
  62. ncbi Acetylcysteine In Diabetes (AID): a randomized study of acetylcysteine for the prevention of contrast nephropathy in diabetics
    Louis C Coyle
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
    Am Heart J 151:1032.e9-12. 2006
    ..3 mg/dL) or in those receiving high contrast volumes (> 100 mL). CONCLUSIONS: N-Acetylcysteine provides no benefit over an aggressive hydration protocol in patients with DM undergoing coronary angiography...
  63. ncbi A comparison of four stent designs on arterial injury, cellular proliferation, neointima formation, and arterial dimensions in an experimental porcine model
    A J Taylor
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 14th Street and Alaska Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20306, USA
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 53:420-5. 2001
    ..Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;53:420-425. Published 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc...
  64. ncbi Hospitalized valvular heart disease in patients on renal transplant waiting list: incidence, clinical correlates and outcomes
    K C Abbott
    Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Clin Nephrol 59:79-87. 2003
    ..It has not been established whether hospitalized valvular heart disease (VHD) is a substantial barrier to renal transplantation (RT) after transplant listing, or whether VHD progresses after RT...
  65. ncbi Relation between the Framingham Risk Score, coronary calcium, and incident coronary heart disease among low-risk men
    Allen J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Am J Cardiol 106:47-50. 2010
    ..3). In conclusion, CAC screening could be of benefit in refining risk assessment of low-risk men, but only when the FRS exceeds approximately 5%...
  66. ncbi Non-invasive atherosclerosis imaging: use to assess response to novel or combination lipid therapies
    Todd C Villines
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Curr Drug Targets Cardiovasc Haematol Disord 5:557-64. 2005
    ..Modern CMR imaging, aided by high reproducibility and image resolution, is rapidly advancing and early studies imaging non-coronary and coronary atherosclerosis are impressive...
  67. ncbi Decreasing outpatient cardiac catheterization rates associated with cardiology clinic volume but not with increasing cardiac computed tomography utilization
    Eddie Hulten
    Cardiology Service, Department of Internal Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Mil Med 175:529-33. 2010
    ..The decline of outpatient LHC rates at our institution over 4 years is mainly influenced by decreasing outpatient Cardiology clinic volume...
  68. ncbi Viability imaging by cardiac computed tomography
    Dorinna D Mendoza
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 4:83-91. 2010
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  69. ncbi PREPARED: Preparation for Angiography in Renal Dysfunction: a randomized trial of inpatient vs outpatient hydration protocols for cardiac catheterization in mild-to-moderate renal dysfunction
    A J Taylor
    Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
    Chest 114:1570-4. 1998
    ..We tested an outpatient oral precatheterization hydration strategy in comparison with overnight IV hydration...
  70. ncbi Prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis: cardiac CT, 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiogram, and pathology correlation
    Steven A Goldstein
    Cardiology Division, Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, Suite 4B, Washington, DC 20010 2975, USA
    J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 4:221-3. 2010
    ..Images in cardiovascular computed tomography display prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis with cardiac CT, 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, and pathology correlation...
  71. ncbi Real-world application of coronary computed tomography angiography and its potential effect on downstream resource utilization in evaluating angina
    Patrick J Devine
    Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
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    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Washington DC, USA
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