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Overview

Gregory W. Albers is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, neurology, internal medicine, and rehabilitation. The main topics of their work include acute ischemic stroke management, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, peripheral artery disease management, and cardiac imaging and diagnostics.

Among their recent publications are several influential papers, including:

  • Trial of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Strokes, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Collateral Effect of Covid-19 on Stroke Evaluation in the United States, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke beyond 6 h from time last known well (AURORA): a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • Standardized Nomenclature for Modified Rankin Scale Global Disability Outcomes: Consensus Recommendations From Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable XI, 2021, Stroke
  • Use of Deep Learning to Predict Final Ischemic Stroke Lesions From Initial Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2020, JAMA Network Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gregory W. Albers include:

  • Jeremy J. Heit
  • Maarten G. Lansberg
  • Michael Mlynash
  • Max Wintermark
  • Sören Christensen

The scientist has published extensively in a variety of venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Stroke
  • Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
  • Neurology
  • American Journal of Neuroradiology
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Gregory W. Albers has contributed nearly a thousand publications within the field of medicine, demonstrating a broad and diverse research portfolio particularly related to neurovascular and cerebrovascular conditions. Their work spans clinical studies, systematic reviews, and applications of advanced analytical techniques such as deep learning to improve stroke diagnosis and management.

Best Publications

  • Stent-retriever thrombectomy after intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA alone in stroke

    Jeffrey L. Saver;Mayank Goyal;Alain Bonafe;Hans Christoph Diener

  • Thrombectomy for Stroke at 6 to 16 Hours with Selection by Perfusion Imaging

    Gregory W. Albers;Michael P. Marks;Stephanie Kemp;Soren Christensen

  • Association of outcome with early stroke treatment: pooled analysis of ATLANTIS, ECASS, and NINDS rt-PA stroke trials

    Werner Hacke;Geoffrey Donnan;Cesare Fieschi;Markku Kaste

  • Effect of treatment delay, age, and stroke severity on the effects of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials

    Jonathan Emberson;Kennedy R Lees;Patrick Lyden;Lisa Blackwell

  • Time to treatment with intravenous alteplase and outcome in stroke: an updated pooled analysis of ECASS, ATLANTIS, NINDS, and EPITHET trials.

    Kennedy R Lees;Erich Bluhmki;Rüdiger von Kummer;Thomas G Brott

  • Definition and evaluation of transient ischemic attack: A scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American heart association/American stroke association stroke council; council on cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia; council on cardiovascular radiology and intervention; council on cardiovascular nursing; and the interdisciplinary council on peripheral vascular disease

    J. Donald Easton;Jeffrey L. Saver;Gregory W. Albers;Mark J. Alberts

  • Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Karen L. Furie;Scott E. Kasner;Robert J. Adams;Gregory W. Albers

  • Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (Alteplase) for ischemic stroke 3 to 5 hours after symptom onset. The ATLANTIS Study: a randomized controlled trial. Alteplase Thrombolysis for Acute Noninterventional Therapy in Ischemic Stroke.

    Wayne M. Clark;Stanley Wissman;Gregory W. Albers;Jack H. Jhamandas

  • Recommendations on Angiographic Revascularization Grading Standards for Acute Ischemic Stroke A Consensus Statement

    Osama O. Zaidat;Albert J. Yoo;Pooja Khatri;Thomas A. Tomsick

  • Transient Ischemic Attack — Proposal for a New Definition

    Gregory W. Albers;Louis R. Caplan;J. Donald Easton;Pierre B. Fayad

  • Magnetic resonance imaging profiles predict clinical response to early reperfusion: the diffusion and perfusion imaging evaluation for understanding stroke evolution (DEFUSE) study.

    Gregory W. Albers;Vincent N. Thijs;Lawrence Wechsler;Stephanie Kemp

  • A comparison of warfarin and aspirin for the prevention of recurrent ischemic stroke.

    J.P. Mohr;J.L.P. Thompson;Ronald M. Lazar;Bruce Levin

  • Adjusted-dose warfarin versus low-intensity, fixed-dose warfarin plus aspirin for high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation: Stroke prevention in Atrial Fibrillation III Randomised Clinical Trial

    J. L. Blackshear;V. S. Baker;F. Rubino;R. Safford

  • The Desmoteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial (DIAS): A Phase II MRI-Based 9-Hour Window Acute Stroke Thrombolysis Trial With Intravenous Desmoteplase

    Werner Hacke;Greg Albers;Yasir Al-Rawi;Julien Bogousslavsky

  • Trevo versus Merci retrievers for thrombectomy revascularisation of large vessel occlusions in acute ischaemic stroke (TREVO 2): a randomised trial

    Raul G Nogueira;Helmi L Lutsep;Rishi Gupta;Tudor G Jovin

  • Aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole versus clopidogrel for recurrent stroke

    Ralph L. Sacco;Hans-Christoph Diener;Salim Yusuf;Daniel Cotton

  • Closure or Medical Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke with Patent Foramen Ovale

    Anthony J. Furlan;Mark Reisman;Joseph Massaro;Laura Mauri

  • Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition)

    Daniel E Singer;Gregory W Albers;James E Dalen;Margaret C Fang

  • Telmisartan to prevent recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events.

    Salim Yusuf;Salim Yusuf;Hans-Christoph Diener;Ralph L. Sacco;Daniel Cotton

  • Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Ralph L. Sacco;Robert Adams;Greg Albers;Mark J. Alberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Marks
Michael P. Marks Stanford University
Roland Bammer
Roland Bammer Monash University
Geoffrey A. Donnan
Geoffrey A. Donnan University of Melbourne
Stephen M. Davis
Stephen M. Davis University of Melbourne
Tudor G. Jovin
Tudor G. Jovin Cooper University Hospital
Bruce C.V. Campbell
Bruce C.V. Campbell Royal Melbourne Hospital
Michael E. Moseley
Michael E. Moseley Stanford University
Vincent Thijs
Vincent Thijs Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
David S. Liebeskind
David S. Liebeskind University of California, Los Angeles
Max Wintermark
Max Wintermark Stanford University

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