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. 2024 Jun 7;103(23):e38420.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000038420.

A bibliometric analysis of myocardial bridge combined with myocardial infarction

Haiyuan Zhang  1 , Yuejuan Cao  2
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A bibliometric analysis of myocardial bridge combined with myocardial infarction

Haiyuan Zhang et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to analyze the process and frontiers of research in myocardial bridges (MB) to identify future research directions in the last 3 decades.

Methods: Relevant literature on MB combined with myocardial infarction (MI) was searched from 1991 to 2023 in the Web of Science database, and was analyzed by bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and the R package "bibliometrix."

Results: A total of 1233 English articles were included in this study. The number of published articles showed an increasing trend yearly. From 2017 to 2022, the annual publication volume rose rapidly, and in 2021 the publication volume even reached 95 articles, which was the highest in all years. These publications were from 68 countries and 1854 institutions, with the leading country being the U.S. and the leading institution being Columbia University. Myoho Clinical International has a close collaborative relationship with Columbia University, while in recent years, the Harvard Medical School has explored the study of MB combined with MI. Annals of Thoracic Surgery was the journal with the highest number of publications, and Takayama Hiroo and Naka Yoshifumi were the authors with the highest number of publications. The most common keywords were MI, cardiogenic shock, and MB.

Conclusions: Our findings can help researchers explore the current status of MB combined with MI research and choose new survey routes for upcoming studies. Prevalence and prognosis, mechanism of MB combined with MI and molecular mechanism may become the focus of future research. In addition, more research and cooperation are needed worldwide.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Trends in the growth of publications worldwide from 1991 to 2022.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
The geographical distribution (A) and visualization of countries (B) on research of myocardial bridges combined with myocardial infarction.
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Figure 3.
The visualization of institutions on research of myocardial bridges combined with myocardial infarction.
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Figure 4.
The visualization of journals (A) and co-cited journals (B) on research of myocardial bridges combined with myocardial infarction.
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Figure 5.
The dual-map overlay of journals on research of myocardial bridges combined with myocardial infarction.
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Figure 6.
The visualization of authors (A) and co-cited authors (B) on research of myocardial bridges combined with myocardial infarction.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Top 20 keyword cluster analysis (A) and top 15 keywords with the strongest citation bursts (B).
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