Expanded Indication For Edwards’ Sapien 3 Squarely In Sight
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Edwards Lifesciences is on track to earn an expanded indication for its Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system – possibly earlier than expected – as the Sapien 3 observational study shows that patients deemed to be at intermediate risk for surgical complications may have better one-year outcomes with the TAVR system than surgical valve replacement.
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