Medtronic CoreValve Meets Targets In Extreme-Risk Group; Panel Will Not Be Needed, FDA Says
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The firm now expects to gain approval for the extreme-risk indication of its transcatheter aortic heart valve months earlier than earlier predicted following well-received pivotal trial data reported last week at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting.
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