TCT 2019: Five-Year PARTNER 2A Results Support TAVR In Most Intermediate Risk Patients
Executive Summary
A new update from the PARTNER 2A trial shows transcatheter aortic valve replacement with Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien XT yields similar outcomes to valve surgery in intermediate risk patients.
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