title: Potentially large yet uncertain benefits: a meta-analysis of patent foramen ovale closure trials.
authors.affiliation: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Georgios D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kitsios
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Thaler
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: foramen ovale, patent; meta-analysis; patent foramen ovale closure; secondary prevention; stroke