Edwards Invests In Mitral, Tricuspid Solutions As TAVR Growth Exceeds Expectations
Executive Summary
Sales of Sapien transcatheter aortic valves grew about 27% year over year in the third quarter of 2019 while revenues from Edwards’ transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies grew to almost $10m, led by sales of the Pascal transcatheter mitral repair system in Europe.
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