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James F. Meschia

James F. Meschia

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
49187
World Ranking
11523
National Ranking
5911

Overview

James F. Meschia is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and specializes in medical research focused mainly on cerebrovascular conditions. Their research output includes substantial work in the fields of medicine, neurology, epidemiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Their primary fields of study are Medicine, with a notable number of publications categorized under Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. The key topics addressed in their research cover several aspects of cerebrovascular diseases and stroke care, including:

  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment

James F. Meschia has contributed research papers to several prominent publication venues, with recurring publications in:

  • Stroke
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Annals of Vascular Surgery
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery

Their notable recent papers include:

  • 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (2021, Stroke)
  • Genetic basis of lacunar stroke: a pooled analysis of individual patient data and genome-wide association studies (2021, The Lancet Neurology)
  • Cognitive Impairment and Dementia After Stroke: Design and Rationale for the DISCOVERY Study (2021, Stroke)
  • Outcome after acute ischemic stroke is linked to sex-specific lesion patterns (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke (2020, Science Translational Medicine)

Frequent collaborators in their work include Thomas G. Brott, Michelle Lin, Young Erben, Kevin M. Barrett, and Brajesh K. Lal, indicating a collaborative research environment in cerebrovascular and stroke-related studies.

Best Publications

  • Stenting versus Endarterectomy for Treatment of Carotid-Artery Stenosis

    Thomas G. Brott;Thomas G. Brott;Robert W. Hobson;George Howard;Gary S. Roubin

  • 2015 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Focused Update of the 2013 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Regarding Endovascular Treatment: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

    William J. Powers;Colin P. Derdeyn;José Biller;Christopher S. Coffey

  • 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Dawn O. Kleindorfer;Amytis Towfighi;Seemant Chaturvedi;Kevin M. Cockroft

  • Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Larry B. Goldstein;Cheryl D. Bushnell;Robert J. Adams;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline as an educational tool for neurologists.

    Larry B. Goldstein;Cheryl D. Bushnell;Robert J. Adams;Lawrence J. Appel

  • The interleukin-6 receptor as a target for prevention of coronary heart disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis.

    D I Swerdlow;M V Holmes;K B Kuchenbaecker

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Early-Onset Stroke and Vasculopathy Associated with Mutations in ADA2

    Qing Zhou;Dan Yang;Amanda K Ombrello;Andrey V Zavialov

  • Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood

  • Long-Term Results of Stenting versus Endarterectomy for Carotid-Artery Stenosis

    Thomas G. Brott;George Howard;Gary S. Roubin;James F. Meschia

  • Primary central nervous system vasculitis: analysis of 101 patients.

    Carlo Salvarani;Robert D. Brown;Kenneth T. Calamia;Teresa J. H. Christianson

  • Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.

    Matthew Traylor;Martin Farrall;Elizabeth G Holliday;Cathie Sudlow

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Mutations in the colony stimulating factor 1 receptor ( CSF1R ) gene cause hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids

    Rosa Rademakers;Matt Baker;Alexandra M Nicholson;Nicola J Rutherford

  • CNS small vessel disease: A clinical review.

    Rocco J. Cannistraro;Mohammed Badi;Benjamin H. Eidelman;Dennis W. Dickson

  • Restenosis after carotid artery stenting and endarterectomy: a secondary analysis of CREST, a randomised controlled trial

    Brajesh K. Lal;Kirk W. Beach;Gary S. Roubin;Helmi L. Lutsep

  • Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of intracranial artery dissection

    Stéphanie Debette;Stéphanie Debette;Annette Compter;Marc-Antoine Labeyrie;Maarten Uyttenboogaart

  • Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of these guidelines as an educational tool for neurologists. Endorsed by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association

    James F. Meschia;Cheryl Bushnell;Bernadette Boden-Albala;Lynne T. Braun

  • Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE Collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies | NOVA. The University of Newcastle's Digital Repository

    Matthew Traylor;Martin Farrall;Unnur Thorsteinsdottir;Mike A. Nalls

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas G. Brott
Thomas G. Brott Mayo Clinic
Jonathan Rosand
Jonathan Rosand Harvard University
Steven J. Kittner
Steven J. Kittner University of Maryland, Baltimore
Robert D. Brown
Robert D. Brown Mayo Clinic
Braxton D. Mitchell
Braxton D. Mitchell University of Maryland, Baltimore
George Howard
George Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vincent Thijs
Vincent Thijs Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Tatjana Rundek
Tatjana Rundek University of Miami
Martin Dichgans
Martin Dichgans Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Virginia J. Howard
Virginia J. Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham

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