February 12th, 2013
ACC and STS Break New Ground to Test TAVR for Unapproved Uses
Larry Husten, PHD
In a startling break with tradition, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) will manage and run their own clinical trials testing expanded uses for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The two medical groups have recently been granted an investigational device exemption (IDE) by the FDA for one such […]
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