ABSTRACT
Complex congenital heart disease (CCHD) is a group of heart defects present at birth. Some imaging methods can support the diagnosis of these pathologies, such as echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. This study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis of the top 100 articles cited on CCHD. Articles from 2013 to 2023 found in Scopus were scanned using 15 CCHD topics titles crossed with echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Duplicated manuscripts were eliminated using Microsoft Excel software, and the publications were ranked according to their citation count. This study selected and analyzed the top 100 most cited English-language papers. The top 100 most cited publications accumulated 16,563 citations. The manuscript with the most citations obtained 1086, representing 6.55% of the total citations. The year 2014 had the highest number of publications, with 27 papers. The first authors had affiliations from 44 countries; the United States was the country that contributed the most, with 54 manuscripts. Boston Children's Hospital was the institution that provided more articles to the top 100. Finally, the Ebstein anomaly was the topic with the highest number of citations. This study identified the 100 most cited on CCHD, and the results obtained can provide practical guidance to clinicians and researchers to familiarize themselves with the most influential publications in this field.
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Bibliometrics , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Infant, Newborn , Child , Humans , United States , Magnetic Resonance ImagingABSTRACT
Resumen Se trata de un estudio de revisión de datos publicados en literatura médica relacionada con el cribado usado para la detección temprana de cardiopatías congénitas complejas en recién nacidos aparentemente sanos en diversas ciudades del mundo, incluyendo los reportados en México, desde aquellos en los que se realiza el cribado por el conocimiento de la fisiopatologìa de datos indirectos de hipoxia, observación de cianosis diferencial y la consecuente diferencia en los valores de la pulsioximetría pre y posductal derivada de la dependencia ductal y/o de comunicación interauricular de diversas cardiopatías congénitas graves, hasta aquellos estudios de investigación realizados de forma masiva y reportados como multicéntricos, justificando la utilidad de la práctica para su implementación cotidiana y obligada de forma extensa a nivel internacional. Asimismo se citan tópicos legislativos en nuestro país como parte de los esfuerzos para establecer la obligatoriedad del cribado en toda la República Mexicana.
Abstract A review is presented of data published in medical literature related to the screening used for the early detection of complex congenital heart disease in apparently healthy newborns in several cities of the world, including those reported in Mexico. The screening wasperformed due to the knowledge of the pathophysiology of indirect hypoxia data, observation of differential cyanosis and the consequent difference in the values of pre- and post-ductal pulse oximetry derived from the ductal and/or atrial septal defect dependence of several severe congenital heart diseases. Multicentre research studies have also been carried out on a massive scale, thus justifying the usefulness of the practice for its daily implementation and at international level. Additionally, legislative topics are cited in our country as part of the efforts to establish the mandatory nature of the screening throughout the Mexican Republic.
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Humans , Infant, Newborn , Oximetry/methods , Neonatal Screening/methods , Heart Defects, Congenital/diagnosis , Early Diagnosis , Heart Defects, Congenital/physiopathology , Hypoxia/diagnosis , MexicoABSTRACT
A review is presented of data published in medical literature related to the screening used for the early detection of complex congenital heart disease in apparently healthy newborns in several cities of the world, including those reported in Mexico. The screening was performed due to the knowledge of the pathophysiology of indirect hypoxia data, observation of differential cyanosis and the consequent difference in the values of pre- and post-ductal pulse oximetry derived from the ductal and/or atrial septal defect dependence of several severe congenital heart diseases. Multicentre research studies have also been carried out on a massive scale, thus justifying the usefulness of the practice for its daily implementation and at international level. Additionally, legislative topics are cited in our country as part of the efforts to establish the mandatory nature of the screening throughout the Mexican Republic.
