Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Remodeling, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China; Department of Pacing and Electrophysiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Anatol J Cardiol. 2023 Dec 1;27(12):688-696. doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2023.3489. Epub 2023 Oct 4.
Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia. Cryoablation is a treatment for atrial fibrillation, which has achieved remarkable results. But there are still many problems worthy of improvement and discussion. We aim to evaluate the scientific outputs of global cryoablation of atrial fibrillation research, providing new ideas and directions for further research.
The data were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection on July 28, 2022. Bibliometrics tools-CiteSpace V, Microsoft Excel 2019, and the Online Analysis Platform of Literature Metrology-were used for bibliometric analysis of the published outputs.
A total of 1676 research articles were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection published between 2002 and 2022, and the number of annual publications has gradually increased, with a slight decline in 2006-2008, 2011-2012, and 2021, reaching a peak in 2020. The institution with the highest number of research publications in this field was Asklepios Klin St. Georg, followed by Vrije Univ Brussel. The most productive researchers were Carlo De Asmundis, Gianbattista Chierchia, Pedro Brugada, Karlheinz Kuck, and Andreas Metzner. The most prolific journal has been the US publication Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, and Europace from England ranked second. The article 'Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation' ranked first among all cited articles. Burst detection analysis of top keywords suggested that follow-up, task force, trial, phrenic nerve injury, and radiofrequency ablation were research hotspots.
This study provides a comprehensive overview of cryoablation in atrial fibrillation research using bibliometric and visual methods, which will help researchers better understand the development status and trends in this field.
心房颤动是一种常见的心律失常。冷冻消融是治疗心房颤动的一种方法，已取得显著效果。但仍有许多问题值得改进和讨论。我们旨在评估全球冷冻消融治疗心房颤动研究的科学产出，为进一步研究提供新的思路和方向。
数据于 2022 年 7 月 28 日从 Web of Science 核心合集检索。使用文献计量学工具 CiteSpace V、Microsoft Excel 2019 和在线文献计量分析平台对发表的产出进行了计量分析。
从 Web of Science 核心合集共获取 2002 年至 2022 年发表的 1676 篇研究文章，年发文量逐渐增加，在 2006-2008 年、2011-2012 年和 2021 年略有下降，在 2020 年达到峰值。该领域发文量最高的机构是 Asklepios Klin St. Georg，其次是 Vrije Univ Brussel。最具影响力的研究人员是 Carlo De Asmundis、Gianbattista Chierchia、Pedro Brugada、Karlheinz Kuck 和 Andreas Metzner。发文量最多的期刊是美国的《心血管电生理学杂志》（Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology），其次是英国的《欧洲心脏起搏、电生理和心脏重建杂志》（Europace）。所有被引文献中引用量最高的文章是“Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation”。对高被引关键词的突发检测分析表明，随访、工作组、试验、膈神经损伤和射频消融是研究热点。
本研究采用文献计量学和可视化方法对心房颤动冷冻消融研究进行了全面综述，有助于研究人员更好地了解该领域的发展现状和趋势。
