A bibliometric analysis on the progress of myocardial bridge from 1980 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although the vast majority of patients with a myocardial bridge (MB) are asymptomatic, the anomaly was found to be associated with stable or unstable angina, vasospastic angina, acute coronary syndrome, and even malignant arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in some cases.

Methods

By retrieving the relevant literature on MB from 1 January 1980 to 31 July 2022 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, we used the bibliometric tools, including CiteSpace, VOS viewer, and alluvial generator, to visualize the scientific achievements on MB.

Results

A total of 630 articles were included. The number of published articles was in a fluctuating growth trend. These publications came from 37 contries, led by the USA and China. The leading country on MB

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9853984 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature