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Article: Local Cos. Shine at Spain Trade Show with Heart Valves
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- Orange County Business Journal
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- June 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright CBJ, L. P. Jun 1-Jun 7, 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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HEALTHCARE
Less-invasive heart valves, which have the potential to be the biggest development in heart valves in years, took center stage at a recent European trade show.
Irvine-based Edwards Lifesciences Corp. released promising results for its touted Sapien aortic heart valve at the EuroPCS show in Spain a few weeks ago.
According to Edwards, nearly 1,100 patients who received the valve had high survival rates 30 days after implantation.
Sapien, which is inserted with a catheter that's threaded inside the body and into the heart, and other catheter valves eliminate the need for open-heart surgery and ...