Two studies suggest mortality lower with Sapien than with CoreValve
Sapien 3 and CoreValve Evolut Pro According to two studies published in Circulation, the balloon-expandable Sapien (Edwards Lifesciences) transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system is associated with lower mortality than is the self-expanding CoreValve (Medtronic) system. These findings have led to calls for randomised head-to-head trials comparing the two devices. In their [...]