Lofty L. Basta

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
39 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Lofty L. Basta is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lofty L. Basta has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lofty L. Basta's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (10 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (8 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (7 papers). Lofty L. Basta is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (10 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (8 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (7 papers). Lofty L. Basta collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Lofty L. Basta's co-authors include Marc A. Pfeffer, Lemuel A. Moyé, Gervasio A. Lamas, Greg C. Flaker, Edward J. Brown, Milton Packer, Edward M. Geltman, Barry R. Davis, Steven Goldman and Jacques R. Rouleau and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lofty L. Basta

38 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effect of Captopril on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction

1992 4.4k citations Marc A. Pfeffer, Lemuel A. Moyé et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Sex Differences in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease

1991 731 citations Richard M. Steingart, Milton Packer et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Clinical Significance of Mitral Regurgitation After Acute Myocardial Infarction

1997 486 citations Gervasio A. Lamas, Bernard J. Gersh et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lofty L. Basta United States	10	5.2k	1.2k	764	696	428	39	5.9k
T. Edward Cuddy Canada	18	6.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	745 1.0×	798 1.1×	602 1.4×	42	7.4k
J Wertheimer United States	13	5.4k 1.0×	908 0.7×	593 0.8×	764 1.1×	570 1.3×	38	6.0k
Solomon Behar Israel	42	3.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	924 1.2×	938 1.3×	376 0.9×	166	5.5k
M D Klein United States	8	4.4k 0.9×	751 0.6×	568 0.7×	667 1.0×	378 0.9×	15	5.0k
Susan Ziesche United States	23	6.4k 1.2×	788 0.6×	391 0.5×	529 0.8×	677 1.6×	30	7.4k
Anatoly Langer Canada	39	4.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.8×	1.6k 2.1×	527 0.8×	385 0.9×	159	6.3k
Ronnie Willenheimer Sweden	33	4.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	847 1.1×	495 0.7×	826 1.9×	110	6.5k
Anselm K. Gitt Germany	39	3.4k 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	772 1.0×	761 1.1×	354 0.8×	173	4.8k
Satish Kenchaiah United States	20	4.0k 0.8×	865 0.7×	469 0.6×	541 0.8×	340 0.8×	36	5.3k
Shung Chull Chae South Korea	37	3.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	466 0.7×	448 1.0×	272	5.2k

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Basta, Lofty L.. (2006). End‐of‐Life and Other Ethical Issues Related to Pacemaker and Defibrillator Use in the Elderly. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 15(2). 114–117. 13 indexed citations

Basta, Lofty L.. (2004). End‐of‐Life Medical Treatment of Older Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 13(6). 313–315. 4 indexed citations

Basta, Lofty L.. (2004). Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 13(5). 276–277. 2 indexed citations

Basta, Lofty L.. (2003). Routine Implantation of Cardioverter/Defibrillator Devices in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older With Prior Myocardial Infarction and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction <30: Antagonist Viewpoint. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 12(6). 363–365. 2 indexed citations

Basta, Lofty L.. (2003). Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 12(4). 263–264. 8 indexed citations

Basta, Lofty L.. (2003). Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 12(2). 110–112. 2 indexed citations

Basta, Lofty L.. (2002). Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 11(5). 326–327. 7 indexed citations

Basta, Lofty L.. (2002). Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 11(3). 190–191. 1 indexed citations

Basta, Lofty L.. (2002). Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 11(2). 124–125. 1 indexed citations

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Basta, Lofty L.. (2002). Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 11(4). 267–268. 1 indexed citations

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Basta, Lofty L., et al.. (2000). Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 9(2). 97–98. 14 indexed citations

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Tauth, Jeffrey, Ellen Pinnow, J. Thompson Sullebarger, et al.. (1997). Predictors of Coronary Arterial Remodeling Patterns in Patients With Myocardial Ischemia. The American Journal of Cardiology. 80(10). 1352–1355. 80 indexed citations

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Basta, Lofty L., et al.. (1996). A graceful exit : life and death on your own terms. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 4 indexed citations

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Hartley, L. Howard, Greg Flaker, Lofty L. Basta, et al.. (1995). Physical working capacity after acute myocardial infarction in patients with low ejection fraction and effect of captopril. The American Journal of Cardiology. 76(12). 857–860. 5 indexed citations

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Matar, Fadi, et al.. (1995). Legionella pericarditis diagnosed by direct fluorescent antibody staining. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 60(2). 444–446. 4 indexed citations

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Steingart, Richard M., Milton Packer, Peggy Hamm, et al.. (1991). Sex Differences in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 325(4). 226–230. 731 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gershony, Gary, Lofty L. Basta, & Arthur D. Hagan. (1990). Correction of subclavian artery stenosis by percutaneous angioplasty. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 21(3). 165–169. 9 indexed citations

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Leimbach, Wayne, et al.. (1988). Cost and efficacy of intravenous streptokinase plus PTCA for acute myocardial infarction when therapy is initiated in community hospitals. Clinical Cardiology. 11(11). 731–738. 2 indexed citations

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Basta, Lofty L.. (1976). Sorcery and scientific medicine in ancient Egypt.. PubMed. 69(5). 173–80. 1 indexed citations

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Basta, Lofty L.. (1972). Clinical and hemodynamic study of patients with bilharzial pulmonary hypertension. (A) Cases not associated with pulmonary aneurysms. A report of sixteen cases.. 23(1). 1 indexed citations

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