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Edwards, Medtronic heart valve systems prove worth in low-risk patients -studies [Reuters]

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Edwards, Medtronic heart valve systems prove worth in low-risk patients: studies (Reuters) - Non-invasive heart valve replacement systems from Medtronic Plc and rival Edwards Lifesciences Corp proved as good or better than open heart surgery in younger, more active patients for whom the surgical option was deemed low risk, according to trial results presented on Saturday. Both companies already have approvals for their TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) systems for use in patients too frail to endure surgery and those deemed at intermediate risk. Approvals in low-risk patients would open up a large new population for the devices seen as vital growth drivers for the companies. An estimated 165,000 low-risk patients suffer from severe aortic stenosis each year in the United States, Western Europe and Japan, a condition that can lead to heart failure in as little as two years, Medtronic said. With TAVR, the replacement heart valve is threaded into place through an artery via c Show less Read more
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