title: Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale does not reduce the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke versus medical therapy alone: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
authors.forename: Busheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jingxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Haiqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Anqing
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000639:trends*; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*