Cardiac Dimensions Launches IDE Trial of Carillon Mitral Repair System
Executive Summary
The double-blind CARILLON trial will compare mechanical repair of functional mitral valve regurgitation with medical therapy alone in 400 patients at about 50 sites. The company is already running the REDUCE FMR randomized trial outside the US.
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