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Study of Boston Scientific ’s Lotus, Medtronic’s CoreValve shows similar outcomes at 2 years
Two-year results from a head-to-head study comparing transcatheter aortic heart valve replacement devices from both Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) and Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) indicated similar outcomes for the competing products. The study, published recently in the journal JAMA Cardiology, compared Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific’s Lotus valve to Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic’s CoreValve system. Investigators in the study compared outcomes for 912 patients with high or extreme risk and severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis after treatment with one of the two devices. Patients, treated between September 22, 2014...
Source: Mass Device - February 28, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Featured Replacement Heart Valves Boston Scientific Medtronic Source Type: news