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Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy for stroke prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Jenny Chi Ling Lai, Gary Tse, William K K Wu, Mengqi Gong, George Bazoukis, Wing Tak Wong, Sunny Hei Wong, Konstantinos Lampropoulos, Adrian Baranchuk, Lap Ah Tse and 8 more

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Jenny Chi Ling LaiDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Gary Tse *Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-1253
William K K Wu *Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Mengqi GongTianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China.
George BazoukisSecond Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-9772
Wing Tak WongSchool of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Sunny Hei WongDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Konstantinos LampropoulosSecond Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Adrian BaranchukDivision of Cardiology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Lap Ah TseJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yunlong XiaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Guangping LiTianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Martin C S WongJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yat Sun ChanDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Nan MuDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, 264000, China.
Mei DongDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, 264000, China.
Tong LiuTianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China.
International Health Informatics Study (IHIS) Network
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKSecond Hospital of Tianjin Medical University · CNEvangelismos Hospital · GRQingdao University · CNDalian Medical University · CNQueen's University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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medical therapyPatent foramen ovalePFO closurestroke

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PMID30271571
PMCPMC6137413
OpenAlexW2780304300

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