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Bruce A. Reitz

Researcher at Stanford University

Publications -  333
Citations -  18946

Bruce A. Reitz is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transplantation & Heart transplantation. The author has an hindex of 74, co-authored 333 publications receiving 18457 citations. Previous affiliations of Bruce A. Reitz include Johns Hopkins University & Ochsner Medical Center.

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Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures

TL;DR: A tubular access device having an inner lumen is provided for positioning through a penetration in a muscular wall of the heart, the access device has a means for sealing within the penetration to inhibit leakage of blood through the penetration as discussed by the authors.
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The Declining Risk of Post-Transfusion Hepatitis C Virus Infection

TL;DR: The incidence of post-transfusion hepatitis C has decreased markedly since the implementation of donor screening for surrogate markers and antibodies to HCV and the trend toward decreasing risk with increasingly stringent screening of donors was statistically significant.
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Stroke following coronary artery bypass grafting: a ten-year study.

TL;DR: Elderly patients who have preexisting cerebrovascular disease or severe atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta or who require extensive revascularization procedures have a significantly increased risk of postoperative stroke.
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Surgical management of aortic dissection during a 30-year period

TL;DR: Although the operative mortality rate decreased over time for patients with aortic dissection, the risk for those with acute aorti dissection during the last 10 years (1983 to 1992) is probably more realistic than that observed in the preceding 5-year interval (1978 to 1982).