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Overview

Brett M. Kissela is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with significant focus on stroke and cardiovascular health. Their research spans several subfields including epidemiology, rehabilitation, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and neurology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include:

  • Dawn Kleindorfer
  • Daniel Woo
  • Jason Mackey
  • Simona Ferioli
  • Eva Mistry

Brett M. Kissela has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Stroke
  • Neurology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent significant publications include:

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association (2020, Circulation)
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association (2022, Circulation)
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update (2021, Circulation)
  • Temporal Trends in Stroke Incidence Over Time by Sex and Age in the GCNKSS (2020, Stroke)
  • Optimal Intensity and Duration of Walking Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Stroke (2023, JAMA Neurology)

Best Publications

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Paul Muntner;Alvaro Alonso;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2014 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Veronique Lee Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2015 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2012 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Véronique L. Roger;Alan S. Go;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2011 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Véronique L. Roger;Alan S. Go;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Robert J. Adams

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2013 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2013 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Heart disease and stroke statistics-2015 update: A report from the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2008 Update A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

    Wayne Rosamond;Katherine Flegal;Karen Furie;Alan Go

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Emelia J. Benjamin;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2010 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Donald Lloyd-Jones;Robert J. Adams;Todd M. Brown;Mercedes Carnethon

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Executive summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2014 Update: A report from the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Heart disease and stroke statistics--2009 update: a report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee.

    Donald Lloyd-Jones;Robert Adams;Mercedes Carnethon;Giovanni De Simone

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2009 Update

    Donald Lloyd-Jones;Robert Adams;Mercedes Carnethon

  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest

    Emelia J Benjamin;Michael J Blaha;Stephanie E Chiuve;Mary Cushman

Frequent Co-Authors

Dawn Kleindorfer
Dawn Kleindorfer University of Cincinnati
Joseph P. Broderick
Joseph P. Broderick University of Cincinnati
Pooja Khatri
Pooja Khatri University of Cincinnati
Jane Khoury
Jane Khoury Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
George Howard
George Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Virginia J. Howard
Virginia J. Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mary Cushman
Mary Cushman University of Vermont
Monika M. Safford
Monika M. Safford Cornell University
James F. Meschia
James F. Meschia Mayo Clinic
Steven J. Kittner
Steven J. Kittner University of Maryland, Baltimore

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