AllenNaftilanMD

Cardiology • Nashville, TN

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Associate Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
1215 21st Ave, South
5th floor, MCE
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-2318

Fax+1 615-343-4841
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1985 - 1987
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 1992 - 2024
AL State Medical License 1988 - 2020
MI State Medical License 1991 - 1995
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Active B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Measured by Mass Spectrometry and Response to Sacubitril/Valsartan.
Erica M. Dillon, Shouzuo D. Wei, Deepak K. Gupta, Hui Nian, Brooks S. Rodibaugh, Katherine N. Bachmann, Allen J. Naftilan, Lynne W. Stevenson, Nancy J. Brown> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2021 Jun 13
Changing the Stage Directions for Heart Failure
Lynne W. Stevenson, Allen J. Naftilan> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2020 Mar 31
13 citations
Circulating T-Cell Subsets, Monocytes, and Natural Killer Cells in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Results From the Multicenter IPAC Study.
Charles F. McTiernan, Penelope A. Morel, Leslie T. Cooper, Navin Rajagopalan, Vinay Thohan, Mark J. Zucker, John P. Boehmer, Biykem Bozkurt, Paul J. Mather, Thornton J...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2018 Jan 1
72 citations
Identification of Emergency Department Patients With Acute Heart Failure at Low Risk for 30-Day Adverse Events : The STRATIFY Decision Tool
Sean P. Collins, Cathy A. Jenkins, Frank E. Harrell, Dandan Liu, Karen F. Miller, Christopher J. Lindsell, Allen J. Naftilan, John A. McPherson, David J. Maron, Dougla...> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2015 Oct 1
2 citations
Eosinophilic Myocarditis—An Unusual Cause of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Samuel T. Coffin, Stewart Michael Benton, Daniel J. Lenihan, Allen J. Naftilan, Lisa A. Mendes> ;The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2015 Apr 1
49 citations
Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies a Causal RBM20 Mutation in a Large Pedigree with Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Quinn S. Wells, Jason R Becker, Yan Ru Su, Jonathan D. Mosley, Peter Weeke, Natalie L. Ausborn, Andrea H. Ramirez, Jean P. Pfotenhauer, Allen J. Naftilan, Larry W Mark...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Genetics. 2013 Aug 1
7 citations
Stem cell therapy for chronic heart failure: an updated appraisal
Simon Maltais, Steven J. Joggerst, Antonis K. Hatzopoulos, Thomas G. DiSalvo, David Zhao, Hak-Joon Sung, Xintong Wang, John G. Byrne, Allen J. Naftilan> ;Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 2013 Mar 11
43 citations
Low Numeracy Is Associated With Increased Odds of 30-Day Emergency Department or Hospital Recidivism for Patients With Acute Heart Failure
Candace D. McNaughton, Sean P. Collins, Sunil Kripalani, Russell L. Rothman, Wesley H. Self, Cathy A. Jenkins, Karen F. Miller, Patrick G. Arbogast, Allen J. Naftilan,...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2013 Jan 1
26 citations
Risk stratification in acute heart failure: Rationale and design of the STRATIFY and DECIDE studies
Sean P. Collins, Christopher J. Lindsell, Cathy A. Jenkins, Frank E. Harrell, Gregory J. Fermann, Karen F. Miller, Sue Roll, Matthew Sperling, David J. Maron, Allen J....> ;American Heart Journal. 2012 Dec 1
39 citations
Galectin 3 complements BNP in risk stratification in acute heart failure.
Gregory J. Fermann, Christopher J. Lindsell, Alan B. Storrow, Kimberly W. Hart, Matthew Sperling, Susan Roll, Neal L. Weintraub, Karen F. Miller, David J. Maron, Allen...> ;Biomarkers. 2012 Nov 29
11 citations
A Comparison of Criterion Standard Methods to Diagnose Acute Heart Failure
Sean P. Collins, Christopher J. Lindsell, Donald M. Yealy, David J. Maron, Allen J. Naftilan, John A. McPherson, Alan B. Storrow> ;Congestive Heart Failure. 2012 Sep 1
4 citations
Standardized Reporting Criteria for Studies Evaluating Suspected Acute Heart Failure Syndromes in the Emergency Department
Alan B. Storrow, Christopher J. Lindsell, Sean P. Collins, Deborah B. Diercks, Gerasimos Filippatos, Brian Hiestand, Judd E. Hollander, J. Douglas Kirk, Phillip D. Lev...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2012 Aug 28
6 citations
Relationship between Uric Acid Levels and Diagnostic and Prognostic Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure
Queen Henry-Okafor, Sean P. Collins, Cathy A. Jenkins, Karen F. Miller, David J. Maron, Allen J. Naftilan, Neal L. Weintraub, Gregory J. Fermann, John A. McPherson, Sa...> ;The Open Biomarkers Journal. 2012 Jul 13
46 citations
Benefits of ambulatory axillary intra-aortic balloon pump for circulatory support as bridge to heart transplant.
Ramanan Umakanthan, Steven J. Hoff, Natalia Solenkova, Mark Wigger, Mary E. Keebler, Andrew J. Lenneman, Marzia Leacche, Thomas G. DiSalvo, H. Ooi, Allen J. Naftilan, ...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 May 1
18 citations
Soluble ST2 as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker for Acute Heart Failure Syndromes.
Queen Henry-Okafor, Sean P. Collins, Cathy A. Jenkins, Karen F. Miller, David J. Maron, Allen J. Naftilan, Neal L. Weintraub, Gregory J. Fermann, John A. McPherson, Sa...> ;The Open Biomarkers Journal. 2012 Apr 20
3 citations
Stem cell therapy for cardiac disease: what can be learned from oncology.
Allen J. Naftilan, Friedrich Schuening> ;Heart Failure Clinics. 2011 Jul 1
36 citations
Low-risk acute heart failure patients: external validation of the Society of Chest Pain Center's recommendations.
Sean P. Collins, Christopher J. Lindsell, Allen J. Naftilan, W. Frank Peacock, Deborah B. Diercks, Brian Hiestand, Alan S. Maisel, Alan B. Storrow> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2009 Sep 1
20 citations
The Rationale for an Acute Heart Failure Syndromes Clinical Trials Network
Sean P. Collins, Phillip D. Levy, Christopher J. Lindsell, Peter S. Pang, Alan B. Storrow, Chadwick D. Miller, Allen J. Naftilan, Vinay Thohan, William T. Abraham, Bri...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2009 Aug 1
68 citations
ANF elicits phosphorylation of the cGMP phosphodiesterase in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Todd A. Wyatt, Allen J. Naftilan, Sharron H. Francis, Jackie D. Corbin> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1998 Feb 1
6 citations
Multiple Enhancer Elements Mediate Induction of c-fos in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Yan-Qun Chen, Debbie M. Gilliam, Bartosz Rydzewski, Allen J. Naftilan> ;Hypertension. 1996 Jun 1
106 citations
FOCAL ADHESION KINASE IS ABUNDANT IN DEVELOPING BLOOD VESSELS AND ELEVATION OF ITS PHOSPHOTYROSINE CONTENT IN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS IS A RAPID RESPONSE TO ANGIO...
Polte Tr, Naftilan Aj, Steven K. Hanks> ;Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 1994 May 1
27 citations
Role of the tissue renin-angiotensin system in vascular remodeling and smooth muscle cell growth
Allen J. Naftilan> ;Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension. 1994 Mar 1
201 citations
Androgen-dependent angiotensinogen and renin messenger RNA expression in hypertensive rats.
Yiu-Fai Chen, Allen J. Naftilan, Suzanne Oparil> ;Hypertension. 1992 May 1
24 citations
The role of angiotensin II in vascular smooth muscle cell growth
Allen J. Naftilan> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 1992 Jan 1
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