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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

MassDevice EuroPCR 2018 Roundup
Valve Tech Roundup – Transcath heart valves getting safer, seeing expanded use   Abbott touts initial data from Portico TAVR study Abbott (NYSE:ABT) today released 30-day data from a study of its Portico transcatheter aortic valve replacement, touting excellent clinical outcomes and low rates of death, disabling stroke and paravalvular leak. The real-world, multicenter, prospective, single-arm Portico I study aimed to explore the safety and efficacy of the Portico valve with independent adjudication of clinical events and independent echocardiography core-lab analysis. Investigators in the study will follow pa...
Source: Mass Device - May 22, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiac Implants Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Replacement Heart Valves Abbott Edwards Lifesciences Esaote Source Type: news

Edwards Adds Bold New Chapter to TAVR Story
Edwards Lifesciences just might have leaped-frogged over some of its competitors in the burgeoning  TAVR market. The undisputed TAVR pioneer has received CE mark for its Centera valve to treat severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis patients at high risk of open-heart surgery. The Edwards Centera valve is repositionable and retrievable and can be delivered through a low-profile, 14-French, motorized delivery system. The company said the device is packaged with the valve fully pre-attached to the delivery system, which helps with simple and rapid device preparation. Network with your colleagues in medtech at ADM Cleveland, ...
Source: MDDI - February 15, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Cardiovascular Medical Device Business Source Type: news

Treatment of Aortic Stenosis With a Self-Expanding, Resheathable Transcatheter Valve: One-Year Results of the International Multicenter Portico Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System Study Structural Heart Disease
Conclusions— The Portico TAVI system is safe and effective at 1 year, yielding low mortality and stroke rates in high-risk patients with severe AS. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01493284.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - February 14, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Linke, A., Holzhey, D., Mollmann, H., Manoharan, G., Schafer, U., Frerker, C., Worthley, S. G., van Boven, A. J., Redwood, S., Kovac, J., Butter, C., Sondergaard, L., Lauten, A., Schymik, G., Walther, T. Tags: Aortic Valve Replacement/Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Structural Heart Disease Source Type: research