Global research trends in catheter ablation and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: A bibliometric analysis and science mapping.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To evaluate the global research results of the catheter ablation and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation in the past 40 years by bibliometrics, and to explore the hotspots and prospects for future development.

Methods

Relevant literatures were selected from the Web of Science Core Collection. VOSviewer 1.6.17, SciMAT 1.1.04, and CiteSpace 5.8.R1 were used to analyze the data objectively, deeply and comprehensively.

Results

As of July 14, 2021, 11,437 studies for the catheter ablation and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation have been identified from 1980 to 2021. The Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and Circulation respectively ranked first in terms of the number of publications and the number of co-citations. A total o

SUBMITTER: Gao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9852516 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature