ACC 2020: TAVR Matches Surgery In Two-Year PARTNER 3 Results

The two-year results from the PARTNER 3 trial showed transcatheter aortic valve replacement with Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien 3 system was statistically non-inferior to surgical valve replacement in low-risk patients. The one-year results from the trial had shown TAVR was superior to surgery in low-risk patients.

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Two-year results from the PARTNER 3 trial show transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with Edwards Lifesciences Corp. balloon-expandable Sapien 3 system is a safe and effective alternative to open surgical valve replacement in low-risk patients.

The low-risk cohort in PARTNER 3 randomized 1,000 patients with severe stenosis in a tricuspid aortic valve and a

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