Feasibility Trial Of Medtronic’s Intrepid Transfemoral TMVR Begins

A new trial will evaluate the feasibility of implanting Medtronic's Intrepid transcatheter mitral valve replacement system through a transfemoral approach after the Intrepid TMVR study showed the feasibility of implanting Intrepid through the transapical approach.

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[Editor's Note: This article has been updated with additional commentary from Pieter Kappetein, Chief Medical Officer for Medtronic’s structural heart business.]

Medtronic PLC is sponsoring a feasibility study of its Intrepid transcatheter mitral valve replacement system delivered through the transfemoral approach in patients with severe,

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