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Mitchell S.V. Elkind

Mitchell S.V. Elkind

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Medicine

D-Index
123
Citations
96590
World Ranking
3262
National Ranking
1801

Overview

Mitchell S.V. Elkind is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research focuses on several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work addresses a range of topics, notably acute ischemic stroke management, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, blood pressure and hypertension studies, long-term effects of COVID-19, cardiovascular health and disease prevention, and cardiovascular health and risk factors.

Mitchell S.V. Elkind has coauthored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators, including Tatjana Rundek, José Gutierrez, Ralph L. Sacco, Clinton B. Wright, and Hooman Kamel.

They have contributed to a significant number of research papers published in reputable venues such as Stroke, Circulation, Neurology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Recent notable papers 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-2023 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association (2023, Circulation)
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update (2021, Circulation)
  • Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (2021, Nature Medicine)

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—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-2021 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Hugo J. Aparicio;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • An Updated Definition of Stroke for the 21st Century A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Ralph L. Sacco;Scott E. Kasner;Joseph P. Broderick;Louis R. Caplan

  • Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome.

    Ani Nalbandian;Kartik Sehgal;Kartik Sehgal;Aakriti Gupta;Aakriti Gupta;Mahesh V Madhavan

  • Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19.

    Aakriti Gupta;Aakriti Gupta;Mahesh V. Madhavan;Kartik Sehgal;Kartik Sehgal;Nandini Nair

  • Stroke Risk Factors, Genetics, and Prevention

    Amelia K. Boehme;Charles Esenwa;Mitchell S.V. Elkind

  • Criteria for Evaluation of Novel Markers of Cardiovascular Risk A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Mark A. Hlatky;Philip Greenland;Donna K. Arnett;Christie M. Ballantyne

  • Ischemic Stroke Subtype Incidence Among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics The Northern Manhattan Study

    Halina White;Bernadette Boden-Albala;Cuiling Wang;Mitchell S.V. Elkind

  • The Protective Effect of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Ischemic Stroke

    Sacco Rl;Elkind M;Boden-Albala B;Lin If

  • Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association.

    Keith Churchwell;Mitchell S.V. Elkind;Regina M. Benjamin;April P. Carson

  • Atrial Fibrillation and Mechanisms of Stroke: Time for a New Model.

    Hooman Kamel;Peter M. Okin;Mitchell S.V. Elkind;Costantino Iadecola

  • Abdominal obesity and risk of ischemic stroke: the Northern Manhattan Stroke Study

    Seung Han Suk;Seung Han Suk;Ralph L. Sacco;Bernadette Boden-Albala;Jian F. Cheun

  • An index to identify stroke-related vs incidental patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke

    David M. Kent;Robin Ruthazer;Christian Weimar;Jean-Louis Mas

  • Risk of a Thrombotic Event after the 6-Week Postpartum Period

    Hooman Kamel;Babak B. Navi;Nandita Sriram;Dominic A. Hovsepian

  • Association between hospitalization for pneumonia and subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease.

    Vicente F. Corrales-Medina;Karina N. Alvarez;Lisa A. Weissfeld;Derek C. Angus

  • Risk of Arterial Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer

    Babak B. Navi;Anne S. Reiner;Hooman Kamel;Costantino Iadecola

  • Hemicraniectomy for Massive Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction: A Systematic Review

    Rishi Gupta;E. Sander Connolly;Stephan Mayer;Mitchell S.V. Elkind

  • Race-Ethnic Disparities in the Impact of Stroke Risk Factors The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study

    R L Sacco;B Boden-Albala;G Abel;I F Lin

  • Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Care: The American Experience: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Salvador Cruz-Flores;Alejandro Rabinstein;Jose Biller;Mitchell S.V. Elkind

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph L. Sacco
Ralph L. Sacco University of Miami
Tatjana Rundek
Tatjana Rundek University of Miami
Hooman Kamel
Hooman Kamel Cornell University
Shunichi Homma
Shunichi Homma Columbia University
Myunghee C. Paik
Myunghee C. Paik Seoul National University
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Bernadette Boden-Albala University of California, Irvine
Charles DeCarli
Charles DeCarli University of California, Davis
Karen L. Furie
Karen L. Furie Brown University
Lisa M. DeAngelis
Lisa M. DeAngelis Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jan Claassen
Jan Claassen Columbia University

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