Medtronic CoreValve® System Demonstrates Superior Survival to Surgery in Aortic Stenosis Patients with Lower STS Scores

The analysis of the sub-cohort compared 202 patients treated with the CoreValve System against 181 patients who received surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). The CoreValve TAVR patients demonstrated superior outcomes in all-cause mortality at two years compared to patients treated with surgical aortic valve replacement (15.0 percent vs. 26.3 percent; p=0.01). In addition, rates of combined all-cause mortality or major stroke were superior for TAVR with the CoreValve System (17.1 percent vs. 31.9 percent; p=0.0018).
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