Medtronic heart valve found to reduce death, stroke rate

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Medtronic heart valve found to reduce death, stroke rate

By Susan Kelly (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc's CoreValve heart valve implant significantly lowered death and stroke rates in frail, elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis who were considered too ill for surgery, according to data from a late-stage clinical trial. Medtronic is preparing to launch the product in the United States, pending regulatory approval. It will compete with Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien heart valve, the only aortic valve replacement device currently on the U.S. market that can be implanted as an alternative to open-heart surgery. ...

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