Big Data In The Big Easy: Sapien Versus Surgery Results Get Top ACC Billing
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Transcatheter aortic heart valve data, and Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien valve in particular, are set to take the spotlight at yet another major cardiology conference this weekend.
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