With two devices now approved for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), the marketing battle has begun to win the hearts and minds of cardiologists. On Saturday at the ACC, Medtronic gained bragging rights showing the first mortality benefit for its CoreValve device. A similar improvement did not occur in the PARTNER trials with the Edwards Sapien device, but all the experts have warned against cross-trial comparisons. Now an actual randomized trial has emerged comparing the two platforms. The results favor the Sapien XT, but the size and scope of the trial mean that the discussion and debate will certainly continue.
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