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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Versus Medical Therapy After Cryptogenic Stroke  Hong-Tao Tie, MD, Rui Shi, MD  The American Journal of Medicine  Volume 131, Issue 6, Pages e265-e266 (June 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.12.035 Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Forest plots for the primary outcome (A), transient ischemic attack (B), and stroke (C). CI = confidence interval; IV = inverse variance; PFO = patent foramen ovale; TIA = transient ischemic attack. The American Journal of Medicine 2018 131, e265-e266DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.12.035) Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions