CiteSpace-based Analysis of the Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Chronic Heart Failure
Objective:To explore the current research status,hotspots and frontiers of Chinese medicine treatment of chronic heart failure(CHF).Methods:The relevant literature on TCM treatment of CHF from 2011 to 2021 was searched from the China Knowledge Information Network(CNKI),and the CiteSpace 5.7.R5W software was applied to perform the visual analysis of the number of articles published,institutional cooperation and distribution,keyword co-occurrence and clustering of authors of 3767 retrieved articles,as well as to draw a knowledge map.Results:The number of articles published in this field in the past decade showed a steady growth trend,including 30 core authors,represented by Zhang Yan;381 research institutions,with Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine being the most prolific;289 keywords with the highest frequency of"integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapies";and the clustering results included the types of literature research in this field,the commonly used therapies in traditional Chinese and Western medicine for this disease and the intervention mechanism,and the clinical diagnostic studies of this disease.Conclusion:In the recent ten years,the research on the treatment of CHF with TCM has been developing vigorously,and the characteristic therapies of TCM and cardiac rehabilitation will be the hotspot of research in this field in the future.
CiteSpacebibliometricsscientific knowledge graphvisualization analysisheart failure,chronicChinese medicine