Edwards Lifesciences TAVR cuts risk of death or heart failure events by 33% in moderate aortic stenosis trial
- Edwards Lifesciences’ PROGRESS trial found transcatheter aortic valve replacement superior to clinical surveillance in moderate aortic stenosis patients with at-risk features.
- Treatment reduced the combined risk of death or heart failure events over two years; mortality alone was similar between groups.
- Patients receiving treatment had fewer heart failure hospitalizations and improved quality of life, with no deaths or disabling strokes at 30 days.
- Results were presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2026 and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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