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Last published 2025
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Shae A. Merves

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2022–2025); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2024)

Faculty Researcher

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

4 h-index 8 pubs 55 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • COVID-19
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
  • Humans
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Child
  • Female
  • Male
  • Registries
  • Child, Preschool
  • Myocarditis
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Hematoma
  • Obesity
  • United States

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Shae A. Merves investigates pediatric inflammatory conditions, particularly Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with SARS-CoV-2. Merves's work includes contributions to the International Kawasaki Disease Registry, examining disease presentation and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent publications explore the relationship between obesity and outcomes in both Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C, as well as differentiating these conditions using cardiac biomarkers. Further research extends to cardiovascular magnetic resonance practice patterns in pediatric myocarditis and the application of machine learning for predicting ICU admissions in patients with Kawasaki Disease or MIS-C. Merves also has a publication on the spontaneous resolution of a giant congenital intramyocardial dissecting hematoma. Scholarship metrics include an h-index of 4, with 8 total publications and 54 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 55

Selected Publications

  • ICU Admission Prediction for Patients With Kawasaki Disease or MIS-C Using Machine Learning (2025)
    JACC Advances 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Giant Congenital Intramyocardial Dissecting Hematoma Resolves Spontaneously (2024)
    Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging DOI OpenAlex
  • Cardiac Biomarkers Aid in Differentiation of Kawasaki Disease from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 (2023)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • COVID-19 Positive Versus Negative Complete Kawasaki Disease: A Study from the International Kawasaki Disease Registry (2023)
    Pediatric Cardiology 12 citations DOI OpenAlex

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