title: Response to letter regarding article, "Potentially large yet uncertain benefits: a meta-analysis of patent foramen ovale closure trials".
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Georgios D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kitsios
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Thaler
mesh_terms: D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*