NICE Endorses Sutureless Aortic Valves While LivaNova Reaches Study Milestone
Executive Summary
A new guidance from the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) concludes that sutureless aortic valve replacement is an alternative to conventional surgical aortic valve replacement. The NICE guidance came as LivaNova announced completed enrollment in the 900-patient, randomized PERSIST-AVR trial of its Perceval sutureless aortic valv.
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