Early Experience With Neovasc’s Mitral Valve Is Encouraging; Edwards’ Disappoints

Physicians attending the EuroPCR conference in Paris heard presentations of first-in-man case studies on two new transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies, one from Neovasc, and one from Edwards Lifesciences.

Early experiences with two new transcatheter mitral valve technologies were featured during the first two days of the EuroPCR conference in Paris, with some ups and downs.

Even though mitral valve disease is the most common type of heart valve condition in the U.S. and about 8...

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