title: Percutaneous patent foramen ovale/atrial septal defect closure: just because we can?
authors.forename: Alexander R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Opotowsky
authors.forename: Gary D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology