Boston Scientific’s Lotus beats Medtronic’s CoreValve in head-to-head study
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) said its Lotus replacement heart valve beat the competing CoreValve device made by Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) in a head-to-head trial.
Data from the Reprise III study, billed as the 1st head-to-head pivotal trial comparing transcatheter aortic valve replacements, were released today at the annual EuroPCR meeting in Paris. The 912-patient study compared Lotus with the CoreValve and CoreValve Evolut devices in high- and extreme-risk patients.