FDA Recommendation Sends Edwards Lifesciences Shares Higher
June 14, 2012 at 17:10 PM EDT
Cardiovascular device maker Edwards Lifesciences (EW) rose 7% on news that a Food and Drug Administration panel had recommended approval of its SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve for wider usage. The FDA voted 11 to 0 with one abstention to approve the device for high risk patients with the condition symptomatic aortic stenosis. “We are very [...]