title: PFO closure for prevention of recurrent stroke in patients after cryptogenic stroke: the imperative of completing randomized controlled trials.
authors.forename: Aaron V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Timothy G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Lukovits
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Robb
mesh_terms: D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*