TCT 2019: Boston Scientific's Acurate Neo TAVR Misses Endpoint In SCOPE I
Executive Summary
Boston Scientific is looking ahead to the next-generation Acurate neo2 valve after results of SCOPE I showed worse rates of kidney injury and severe aortic regurgitation in patients treated with the self-expanding Acurate neo valve than in patients treated with Edwards’ Sapien 3 valve.
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