Merkler, Alexander

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Leveraging the Capabilities of AI: Novice Neurology-Trained Operators Performing Cardiac POCUS in Patients with Acute Brain Injury. Neurocritical care. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Misdiagnosis of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome in the Emergency Department. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Catheter Tract Hemorrhages and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Outcomes in the Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Trial. Neurosurgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Association Between Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and 30-Day Infection and Thrombotic Outcomes After Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A CLEAR III Analysis. Neurocritical care. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 242
Optic nerve diameter on non-contrast computed tomography and intracranial hypertension in patients with acute brain injury: A validation study. Journal of neurotrauma. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Duration of Heightened Risk of Acute Ischemic Stroke After Hospitalization for Acute Systolic Heart Failure. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Validation of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Code for the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Long-term risk of seizure after posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Influenza-Like Illness as a Short-Term Risk Factor for Arterial Dissection. Stroke. 2023 Letter GET IT
Prevalence of neurological complaints among emergency department patients with severe hypertension. The American journal of emergency medicine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Short-term stroke risk after emergency department treat-and-release headache visit. Headache. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Risk of Stroke After Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome. Stroke. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Risk stratification models for stroke in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Stroke Treatment in the Era of COVID-19: a Review. Current treatment options in neurology. 2022 Review GET IT
Quantitative Water Permeability Mapping of Blood-Brain-Barrier Dysfunction in Aging. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Early Deterioration, Hematoma Expansion, and Outcomes in Deep Versus Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The FAST Trial. Stroke. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Comparing hematoma characteristics in primary intracerebral hemorrhage versus intracerebral hemorrhage caused by structural vascular lesions. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Association Between Systemic Amyloidosis and Intracranial Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2022 Letter GET IT
Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Symptoms in the REGARDS Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Evidence-based cardiovascular magnetic resonance cost-effectiveness calculator for the detection of significant coronary artery disease. Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Cerebral Microbleeds and Acute Hematoma Characteristics in the ATACH-2 and MISTIE III Trials. Neurology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Association Between Intraventricular Alteplase Use and Parenchymal Hematoma Volume in Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Intraventricular Hemorrhage. JAMA network open. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Smoking Cessation in Stroke Survivors in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis. Stroke. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Among Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source and the Effect of Rivaroxaban vs Aspirin: A Subgroup Analysis of the NAVIGATE ESUS Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA neurology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Association Between Cervical Artery Dissection and Aortic Dissection. Circulation. 2021 Letter GET IT
Times cited: 1
Long-Term Risk of Ischemic Stroke among Elderly Survivors of Non-Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland). 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Risk of Mortality After an Arterial Ischemic Event Among Intracerebral Hemorrhage Survivors. The Neurohospitalist. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
RCVS: Symptoms, Incidence, and Resource Utilization in a Population-Based US Cohort. Neurology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Silent Myocardial Infarction and Subsequent Ischemic Stroke in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Neurology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Education Research: NeuroBytes: A New Rapid, High-Yield e-Learning Platform for Continuing Professional Development in Neurology. Neurology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Missed cerebrovascular events during prolonged sedation for COVID-19 pneumonia. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Prevalence of Cervical Artery Dissection Among Hospitalized Patients With Stroke by Age in a Nationally Representative Sample From the United States. Neurology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 15
Prior antiplatelet therapy and haematoma expansion after primary intracerebral haemorrhage: an individual patient-level analysis of CLEAR III, MISTIE III and VISTA-ICH. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
Associations between the size and location of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. Journal of the neurological sciences. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Gastrointestinal Disorders and Risk of First-Ever Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Brain Imaging of Patients with COVID-19: Findings at an Academic Institution during the Height of the Outbreak in New York City. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 83
Machine Learning Prediction of Stroke Mechanism in Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 28
Association between Pregnancy and Cervical Artery Dissection. Annals of neurology. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in patients with COVID-19. Journal of the neurological sciences. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 69
Relationship between Presence of Visceral Infarction and Functional Outcome among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland). 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vs Patients With Influenza. JAMA neurology. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 425
Stroke Risk Following Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. The Neurohospitalist. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Blood Cell Disorders and the Nervous System. Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.). 2020 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 1
Trends in Active Cigarette Smoking Among Stroke Survivors in the United States, 1999 to 2018. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Misdiagnosis of Cervicocephalic Artery Dissection in the Emergency Department. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
Non-Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage and Risk of Arterial Ischemic Events. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
Differences in Diagnostic Evaluation in Women and Men After Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 12
Relationship between Lambl's excrescences and embolic strokes of undetermined source. European stroke journal. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Increased Left Atrial Appendage Density on Computerized Tomography is Associated with Cardioembolic Stroke. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Liver Fibrosis Indices and Outcomes After Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 40
Reclassification of Ischemic Stroke Etiological Subtypes on the Basis of High-Risk Nonstenosing Carotid Plaque. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 41
Associations Between Features of Nonstenosing Carotid Plaque on Computed Tomographic Angiography and Ischemic Stroke Subtypes. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 16
Differences in Admission Blood Pressure Among Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Risk of Arterial Ischemic Events After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 45
Association Between Troponin Levels and Visceral Infarction in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Basilar Artery Occlusion: Diagnosis and Acute Treatment. Current treatment options in neurology. 2019 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 1
Association Between Intravenous Thrombolysis and Anaphylaxis Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Association of Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Effect of A Randomized trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformation on Interventional Treatment Rates for Unruptured Arteriovenous Malformations. Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland). 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 15
Association Between Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction and Cerebral Infarction on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. JAMA neurology. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 25
Relationship between left atrial volume and ischemic stroke subtype. Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Tailoring the Approach to Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Review. JAMA neurology. 2019 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 87
Long-Term Risk of Hip Fracture After Ischemic Stroke. The Neurohospitalist. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Left Atrial Volume Index Is Associated With Cardioembolic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation Detection After Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 85
Temporal Trends in the Use of Acute Recanalization Therapies for Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Cancer. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
A Multilevel Analysis of Surgical Category and Individual Patient-Level Risk Factors for Postoperative Stroke. The Neurohospitalist. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Association Between Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Wall Motion Abnormality, and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 15
The left atrial appendage morphology is associated with embolic stroke subtypes using a simple classification system: A proof of concept study. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 15
Emphysema: A Potential Risk Factor for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 24
Cardiac Biomarkers Predict Large Vessel Occlusion in Patients with Ischemic Stroke. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Association Between Heart Transplantation and Subsequent Risk of Stroke Among Patients With Heart Failure. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
National Trends in Hospitalizations for Stroke Associated With Infective Endocarditis and Opioid Use Between 1993 and 2015. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 21
Rates and Trends of Endotracheal Intubation in Patients With Status Epilepticus. The Neurohospitalist. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Black Versus White Medicare Beneficiaries With Implanted Cardiac Devices. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 21
Specialty Classifications of Physicians Who Provide Neurocritical Care in the United States. Neurocritical care. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
The Risk of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Acute Neurological Disease. Neurocritical care. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 19
Short-Term Risk of Ischemic Stroke After Detection of Left Ventricular Thrombus on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
Echocardiographic wall motion abnormalities in patients with stroke may warrant cardiac evaluation. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2019 Article GET IT
Clinical Impact of Thrombophilia Screening in Young Adults with Ischemic Stroke. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 20
Duration of Heightened Ischemic Stroke Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 26
Association between cirrhosis and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Troponin Improves the Yield of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Ischemic Stroke Patients of Determined Stroke Subtype. Stroke. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Rates of Repeated Operation for Isolated Subdural Hematoma Among Older Adults. JAMA network open. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Jump Starting Your Clinical Research Career Using Administrative Data Sets for Stroke Research. Stroke. 2018 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 1
Association Between Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and Downstream Stroke. Stroke. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 19
Ability of the Khorana score to predict recurrent thromboembolism in cancer patients with ischemic stroke. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Response by Liberman et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Misdiagnosis of Cerebral Vein Thrombosis in the Emergency Department". Stroke. 2018 Article GET IT
Risk of seizures and status epilepticus in older patients with liver disease. Epilepsia. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Misdiagnosis of Cerebral Vein Thrombosis in the Emergency Department. Stroke. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 28
Population-Based Assessment of the Long-Term Risk of Seizures in Survivors of Stroke. Stroke. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 35
Trends in Tracheostomy After Stroke: Analysis of the 1994 to 2013 National Inpatient Sample. The Neurohospitalist. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Ischemic Stroke After Emergency Department Discharge for Symptoms of Transient Neurological Attack. The Neurohospitalist. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Pilot Study. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 15
Modeling the Impact of Interhospital Transfer Network Design on Stroke Outcomes in a Large City. Stroke. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 17
Response by Merkler et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Safety Outcomes After Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale". Stroke. 2017 Article GET IT
Early Elevated Troponin Levels After Ischemic Stroke Suggests a Cardioembolic Source. Stroke. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 34
Association Between Troponin Levels and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 27
Safety Outcomes After Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale. Stroke. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 52
Left Atrial Enlargement and Anticoagulation Status in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Long-term risk of seizures in adult survivors of sepsis. Neurology. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 22
Chronic Schizophrenia Later Diagnosed with Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Clinical schizophrenia & related psychoses. 2017 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 2
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Perihematomal Edema Growth in Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 57
Safety Outcomes After Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Recent Stroke. Stroke. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
PR Interval Prolongation and Cryptogenic Stroke: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Rates of Spinal Cord Infarction After Repair of Aortic Aneurysm or Dissection. Stroke. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 29
Response by Merkler et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Risk of Pulmonary Embolism After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis". Stroke. 2017 Article GET IT
Outcomes after intracerebral hemorrhage from arteriovenous malformations. Neurology. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 47
Neurological complications after tuberculous meningitis in a multi-state cohort in the United States. Journal of the neurological sciences. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 30
Biomarkers of Atrial Cardiopathy and Atrial Fibrillation Detection on Mobile Outpatient Continuous Telemetry After Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 17
Discharge Disposition After Stroke in Patients With Liver Disease. Stroke. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 21
Rapidly progressive bilateral optic nerve and retinal infarctions due to rhinocerebral mucormycosis and pseudoephedrine use. 2016 GET IT
Times cited: 2
The Rate of Complications after Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery. World neurosurgery. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 129
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Long-Term Stroke Risk After Traumatic Brain Injury. The Neurohospitalist. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Nosocomial Infections and Outcomes after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Population-Based Study. Neurocritical care. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 21
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Cancer. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage after Emergency Department Discharges for Hypertension. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Adverse Outcomes After Initial Non-surgical Management of Subdural Hematoma: A Population-Based Study. Neurocritical care. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 16
Unexpected Rapid Improvement and Neurogenic Stunned Myocardium in a Patient With Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease. 2016 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 6
Risk of Stroke After the International Classification of Diseases-Ninth Revision Discharge Code Diagnosis of Hypertensive Encephalopathy. Stroke. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Risk of Ischemic Stroke after Intracranial Hemorrhage in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. PloS one. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 20
Direct Invasion of the Optic Nerves, Chiasm, and Tracts by Cryptococcus neoformans in an Immunocompetent Host. The Neurohospitalist. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 20
Demographic Differences in Catheter Ablation After Hospital Presentation With Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 35
Hospital Readmission Rates Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Stroke. Stroke. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Temporal relationship between infective endocarditis and stroke. Neurology. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 38
Diagnostic yield of echocardiography in cancer patients with ischemic stroke. Journal of neuro-oncology. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 22
Hospital revisit rate after a diagnosis of conversion disorder. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Readmission for infective endocarditis after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. The Neurohospitalist. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Neuro-behçet disease in an african american adolescent. The Neurohospitalist. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Cryptogenic subtype predicts reduced survival among cancer patients with ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 73
Endovascular therapy for acute stroke in patients with cancer. The Neurohospitalist. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Recurrent thromboembolic events after ischemic stroke in patients with cancer. Neurology. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 128
Preoperative steroid use and the risk of infectious complications after neurosurgery. The Neurohospitalist. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 37

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Quantitative susceptibility mapping for stroke risk prediction of vulnerable carotid plaques awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke Co-Investigator 2022 - 2027
STRONG HEART STUDY, Phase VII Proposal awarded by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Co-Investigator 2019 - 2024
MRI Detection of CarotId Plaques as a mecHanism for Embolic strokes of undeteRmined source (MRI DECIPHER) awarded by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Co-Investigator 2019 - 2024

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M.D., New York University School of Medicine 2010
B.S., Brown University 2006

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Alexander Merkler

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VIVO Weill Cornell Medical College

Alexander Merkler Assistant Professor of Neurology

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