title: Patent foramen ovale closure without echocardiography: are we closing the door too fast too soon?
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sorajja
authors.forename: Rick A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055502:Secondary Prevention