Merkler, Alexander

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Hypertension With High-Risk Features in Cryptogenic Stroke: An Exploratory Analysis of the ARCADIA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA neurology. 2026 Academic Article GET IT
Trends in Intervention Modality for Hospitalizations with Infectious Intracranial Aneurysms: A Nationwide Analysis. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2026 Academic Article GET IT
Cardiac Troponin Is Infrequently Tested at Emergency Department Visits With Suspected Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
Apixaban and Recurrent Stroke Risk With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Secondary Analysis of the ARCADIA Trial. Stroke. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
Unrecognized Myocardial Fibrosis Detected by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiovascular MRI in Patients With Ischemic Stroke. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 2025 Letter GET IT
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery. 2025 Letter GET IT
Association Between Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Nontraumatic Subdural Hemorrhage. Neurology. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
Prevalence of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Associated Risk of Subsequent Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke and Mortality in a Nationwide Cohort. Annals of neurology. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Left Ventricular Injury Detected by Cardiac MRI and Incident Ischemic Stroke and Dementia Risk: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Neurology. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
Silent Myocardial Infarction and Risk of Stroke Recurrence: A Post Hoc Analysis of the IRIS Trial. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage and Risk of Incident Dementia in US Medicare Beneficiaries. Stroke. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Association between atherosclerotic disease and cervical artery dissection in a population-based cohort of older people. Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Teaching NeuroImage: Hemorrhagic Arachnoid Cyst. 2024 GET IT
Heart failure and stroke: The underrepresentation of the heart failure with preserved ejection fraction subtype in randomized clinical trials of therapeutic anticoagulation. Journal of the neurological sciences. 2024 Review GET IT
Prognostication Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Modified Hunt and Hess Grading Scale. Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.). 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Optimal Timing for Resumption of Anticoagulation After Intracranial Hemorrhage in Patients With Mechanical Heart Valves. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
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
Times cited: 4
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: 18
Long-term risk of seizure after posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Influenza-Like Illness as a Short-Term Risk Factor for Arterial Dissection. Stroke. 2023 Letter GET IT
Times cited: 2
Prevalence of neurological complaints among emergency department patients with severe hypertension. The American journal of emergency medicine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
Short-term stroke risk after emergency department treat-and-release headache visit. Headache. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
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
Times cited: 41
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
Times cited: 3
Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Symptoms in the REGARDS Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
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
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
Silent Myocardial Infarction and Subsequent Ischemic Stroke in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Neurology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Education Research: NeuroBytes: A New Rapid, High-Yield e-Learning Platform for Continuing Professional Development in Neurology. Neurology. 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: 28
Gastrointestinal Disorders and Risk of First-Ever Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in patients with COVID-19. Journal of the neurological sciences. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 75
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: 513
Stroke Risk Following Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. The Neurohospitalist. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 16
Blood Cell Disorders and the Nervous System. Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.). 2020 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 1
Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Covid-19 versus Patients with Influenza. 2020 GET IT
Times cited: 4368
Misdiagnosis of Cervicocephalic Artery Dissection in the Emergency Department. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 22
Non-Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage and Risk of Arterial Ischemic Events. Stroke. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
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
Differences in Admission Blood Pressure Among Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
Basilar Artery Occlusion: Diagnosis and Acute Treatment. Current treatment options in neurology. 2019 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 1
Association of Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Secondary to Intravascular Lymphoma. 2019 GET IT
Times cited: 2
Association Between Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction and Cerebral Infarction on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. JAMA neurology. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 34
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: 117
A Multilevel Analysis of Surgical Category and Individual Patient-Level Risk Factors for Postoperative Stroke. The Neurohospitalist. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
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: 30
Echocardiographic wall motion abnormalities in patients with stroke may warrant cardiac evaluation. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
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: 16
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: 25
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: 28
Specialty Classifications of Physicians Who Provide Neurocritical Care in the United States. Neurocritical care. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
The Risk of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Acute Neurological Disease. Neurocritical care. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 19
Echocardiographic wall motion abnormalities in patients with stroke may warrant cardiac evaluation. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2019 Article GET IT
Troponin Improves the Yield of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Ischemic Stroke Patients of Determined Stroke Subtype. Stroke. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Jump Starting Your Clinical Research Career Using Administrative Data Sets for Stroke Research. Stroke. 2018 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 1
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: 8
Misdiagnosis of Cerebral Vein Thrombosis in the Emergency Department. Stroke. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 39
Trends in Tracheostomy After Stroke: Analysis of the 1994 to 2013 National Inpatient Sample. The Neurohospitalist. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
Ischemic Stroke After Emergency Department Discharge for Symptoms of Transient Neurological Attack. The Neurohospitalist. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
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
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
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: 25
Chronic Schizophrenia Later Diagnosed with Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. 2017 GET IT
Times cited: 2
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
Response by Merkler et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Risk of Pulmonary Embolism After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis". Stroke. 2017 Letter GET IT
Anti-Hu paraneoplastic brainstem encephalitis caused by a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor presenting with central hypoventilation. 2017 GET IT
Times cited: 11
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: 39
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
Risk of Pulmonary Embolism After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Stroke. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 20
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: 182
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
Adverse Outcomes After Initial Non-surgical Management of Subdural Hematoma: A Population-Based Study. Neurocritical care. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 16
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: 24
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: 47
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
Hyperacusis as the initial presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
American neuroborreliosis presenting as cranial polyneuritis and radiculoneuritis. Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
Infection of the optic apparatus and hypothalamus by Mycobacterium haemophilum. 2014 GET IT
Times cited: 5
Preoperative steroid use and the risk of infectious complications after neurosurgery. The Neurohospitalist. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 42

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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 - 2026
missing activity Co-Investigator 2019 - 2025

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Background

education and training

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

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Alexander Merkler

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alm9097@med.cornell.edu

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Clinical Profile

VIVO Weill Cornell Medical College

Alexander Merkler Assistant Professor of Neurology

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