Sooner or later, we’ll all know someone who has lost his or her life to heart disease, and today, Sept. 10, 2012, is the 20th anniversary of my father’s passing. George Edward McCarty had undergone a triple bypass several years…
Tag Archives: TAVR
The implications and future of TAVR
June 24, 2012 – 6:11 PM
The story of the transcatheter aortic valve implant is well underway thanks to the fact that the Sapien valve, made by Edwards Lifesciences, is on the market, but there is more to this story. Following are three aspects of the…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Third-party coverage requests
September 30, 2011 – 8:29 AM
As a member of the trade press, I get a kick out of how routinely some people in the mainstream media and the population at large routinely assume that device makers are driven by greed and that doctors are morally…
Top Five Things to Watch for in 2011
August 31, 2011 – 8:45 AM
In the world of diagnostic and therapeutic devices, 2011 has already been a busy year, but a third of the year remains. There are still numerous developments that will trigger cheer and jeers, depending on where you sit.
TAVR looked upon as next med-tech blockbuster, but is it ready for primetime?
April 6, 2011 – 11:37 AM
It’s easy to understand the excitement about the PARTNER trial, sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine, California), the company that makes the much talked about transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device, called the Sapien. After all, given the choice between open…
