Bruce W. Lytle

74.4k total citations · 14 hit papers
307 papers, 40.2k citations indexed

About

Bruce W. Lytle is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce W. Lytle has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 40.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 241 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 177 papers in Surgery and 107 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Bruce W. Lytle's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (162 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (83 papers) and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (78 papers). Bruce W. Lytle is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (162 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (83 papers) and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (78 papers). Bruce W. Lytle collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Bruce W. Lytle's co-authors include Delos M. Cosgrove, Floyd D. Loop, Eugene H. Blackstone, Lars G. Svensson, Robert A. O’Rourke, Joseph F. Sabik, Blasé A. Carabello, Pravin M. Shah, Michael D. Freed and David P. Faxon and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Bruce W. Lytle

304 papers receiving 38.4k citations

Hit Papers

ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Managemen... 1985 2026 1998 2012 2006 1986 2008 2010 2010 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
    2006 6.1k citations Kanu Chatterjee, Bruce W. Lytle et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Influence of the Internal-Mammary-Artery Graft on 10-Year Survival and Other Cardiac Events
    1986 2.0k citations Bruce W. Lytle et al. profile →
  3. 2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
    2008 1.6k citations Kanu Chatterjee, Bruce W. Lytle et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  4. 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease
    2010 1.6k citations Loren F. Hiratzka, George L. Bakris et al. Circulation profile →
  5. 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease
    2010 1.2k citations Loren F. Hiratzka, George L. Bakris et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  6. 2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
    2008 790 citations Kanu Chatterjee, Bruce W. Lytle et al. Circulation profile →
  7. Long-term (5 to 12 years) serial studies of internal mammary artery and saphenous vein coronary bypass grafts
    1985 714 citations Bruce W. Lytle et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery profile →
  8. Two internal thoracic artery grafts are better than one
    1999 647 citations Bruce W. Lytle, Eugene H. Blackstone et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery profile →
  9. 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease: Executive Summary
    2010 642 citations Loren F. Hiratzka, George L. Bakris et al. Circulation profile →
  10. Unexpected Abrupt Increase in Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis
    2013 572 citations Eugene H. Blackstone, Bruce W. Lytle et al. profile →
  11. Expert Consensus Document on the Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aortic Disease Using Endovascular Stent-Grafts
    2008 564 citations Lars G. Svensson, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →
  12. Sternal wound complications after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: Early and late mortality, morbidity, and cost of care
    1990 562 citations Bruce W. Lytle et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →
  13. Guidelines for reporting mortality and morbidity after cardiac valve interventions
    2008 500 citations Cary W. Akins, D. Craig Miller et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery profile →
  14. Long-Term Durability of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves: Implications From 12,569 Implants
    2015 314 citations Douglas R. Johnston, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce W. Lytle United States 99 31.2k 20.7k 15.1k 12.0k 4.2k 307 40.2k
A. Jamil Tajik United States 120 49.8k 1.6× 14.5k 0.7× 11.1k 0.7× 13.6k 1.1× 14.0k 3.3× 583 58.7k
Blasé A. Carabello United States 63 33.8k 1.1× 12.2k 0.6× 8.8k 0.6× 16.1k 1.3× 6.9k 1.7× 223 37.7k
Steven D. Colan United States 87 19.7k 0.6× 8.0k 0.4× 7.6k 0.5× 9.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 447 28.9k
Catherine M Otto United States 66 44.3k 1.4× 13.5k 0.7× 12.9k 0.9× 22.3k 1.9× 9.5k 2.3× 275 48.4k
David P. Faxon United States 75 24.4k 0.8× 13.7k 0.7× 5.6k 0.4× 5.7k 0.5× 9.5k 2.3× 257 32.7k
Luigi P. Badano Italy 58 31.6k 1.0× 6.9k 0.3× 7.3k 0.5× 7.1k 0.6× 10.7k 2.5× 355 36.8k
Delos M. Cosgrove United States 86 18.4k 0.6× 16.2k 0.8× 7.4k 0.5× 5.5k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 323 25.4k
Maurice Enriquez‐Sarano United States 93 34.6k 1.1× 12.9k 0.6× 7.6k 0.5× 15.3k 1.3× 6.5k 1.5× 409 37.0k
Patricia A. Pellikka United States 89 37.6k 1.2× 8.5k 0.4× 7.9k 0.5× 8.2k 0.7× 16.3k 3.9× 593 47.1k
Jae K. Oh United States 100 39.0k 1.3× 10.6k 0.5× 9.0k 0.6× 7.2k 0.6× 13.3k 3.2× 544 45.8k

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Parikh, Roosha, Andrew L. Goodman, Tyler Barr, et al.. (2015). Outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: Incorporation of left ventricular systolic function and stroke volume index. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 149(6). 1558–1566.e1. 24 indexed citations
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Roselli, Eric E., Jahanzaib Idrees, Roy K. Greenberg, Douglas R. Johnston, & Bruce W. Lytle. (2014). Endovascular stent grafting for ascending aorta repair in high-risk patients. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 149(1). 144–154. 117 indexed citations
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Sabik, Joseph F., Sajjad Raza, Eugene H. Blackstone, Penny L. Houghtaling, & Bruce W. Lytle. (2013). Value of Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting to the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery at Coronary Reoperation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(3). 302–310. 20 indexed citations
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Desai, Milind Y., Aditya Bhonsale, Parag Patel, et al.. (2013). Exercise Echocardiography in Asymptomatic HCM. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 7(1). 26–36. 106 indexed citations
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Svensson, Lars G., Kyung Hwan Kim, Eugene H. Blackstone, et al.. (2011). Bicuspid aortic valve surgery with proactive ascending aorta repair. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 142(3). 622–629.e3. 78 indexed citations
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Hiratzka, Loren F., George L. Bakris, Joshua A. Beckman, et al.. (2010). 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease. Circulation. 121(13). e266–369. 1621 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hiratzka, Loren F., George L. Bakris, Joshua A. Beckman, et al.. (2010). 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 111(2). 279–315. 233 indexed citations
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Yoon, Dustin Y., Nicholas G. Smedira, Edward R. Nowicki, et al.. (2010). Decision support in surgical management of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 139(2). 283–293.e7. 12 indexed citations
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Akins, Cary W., D. Craig Miller, Marko Turina, et al.. (2008). Guidelines for reporting mortality and morbidity after cardiac valve interventions. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 135(4). 732–738. 500 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kwon, Deborah, Samir Kapadia, E. Murat Tuzcu, et al.. (2008). Long-Term Outcomes in High-Risk Symptomatic Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Alcohol Septal Ablation. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 1(4). 432–438. 58 indexed citations
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Navia, José, Kazuyoshi Doi, Fernando Antibas Atik, et al.. (2007). Acute in vivo evaluation of a new stentless mitral valve. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 133(4). 986–994.e2. 3 indexed citations
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Walts, Peter A., Sudish C. Murthy, Alejandro C. Arroliga, et al.. (2006). Tracheostomy after cardiovascular surgery: An assessment of long-term outcome. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 131(4). 830–837.e2. 22 indexed citations
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Brener, Sorin J., Bruce W. Lytle, Jakob P. Schneider, Stephen G. Ellis, & Eric J. Topol. (2002). Association between CK-MB elevation after percutaneous or surgical revascularization and three-year mortality. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 40(11). 1961–1967. 131 indexed citations
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Penn, Marc S., Nicholas G. Smedira, Bruce W. Lytle, & Sorin J. Brener. (2000). Does coronary angiography before emergency aortic surgery affect in-hospital mortality?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 35(4). 889–894. 39 indexed citations
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Kaplon, Richard J., et al.. (2000). Cardiac valve replacement in patients on dialysis: influence of prosthesis on survival. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 70(2). 438–441. 70 indexed citations
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Gibbons, Raymond J., Kanu Chatterjee, Jennifer Daley, et al.. (1999). ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina11This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees in March 1999, the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in March 1999, and the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Board of Regents in February 1999.When citing this document, please use the following citation format: Gibbons RJ, Chatterjee K, Daley J, Douglas JS, Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Grunwald MA, Levy D, Lytle BW, O’Rourke RA, Schafer WP, Williams SV. ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina). J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;33:2092–197.This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the American College of Cardiology (www.acc.org) and the American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org). Reprints of this document are available by calling 1-800-253-4636 or writing the American College of Cardiology, Educational Services, at 9111 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-1699. Ask for reprint number 71-0166. To obtain a reprint of the Executive Summary and Recommendations published in the June 1, 1999 issue of Circulation, ask for reprint number 71-0167. To purchase bulk reprints (specify version and reprint number): Up to 999 copies call 1-800-611-6083 (US only) or fax 413-665-2671; 1000 or more copies call 214-706-1466, fax 214-691-6342, or e-mail pubauth@heart.org. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 33(7). 2092–2197. 441 indexed citations
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Insler, Steven R., et al.. (1997). Thrombosis during the Use of the Heparinoid Organon 10172 in a Patient with Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia. Anesthesiology. 86(2). 495–498. 18 indexed citations
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Gordon, Steven M., et al.. (1997). Fungal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis in 16 Patients An 11-Year Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Medicine. 76(2). 94–103. 70 indexed citations

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