title: Transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure identifying the ideal candidate according to the available evidence.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giardini
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donti
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D018579:Patient Selection; D012306:Risk; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome