Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapy: Opportunities And Challenges
Executive Summary
Amid the clinical and commercial success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), companies are preparing for what is predicted to be an even larger market in minimally invasive mitral valve replacement and repair technologies; in the summer of 2015, strategics made huge bets in quick succession on promising replacement valves. There is a great deal of activity on the repair side, too, and debate is ongoing about technical and regulatory challenges and which technologies are likely to be appropriate for patients with various types of mitral valve regurgitation.
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