Edwards’ Structural Heart Leadership Demonstrated Through Expanding Body of Scientific Evidence at New York Valves
NEW YORK--Edwards Lifesciences announced new data presented at New York Valves 2026, the annual conference organized by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, which reinforce the company's leadership in advancing high-quality scientific evidence and innovating for patients. These new data – spanning aortic, mitral and tricuspid therapies – provide further understanding of the complexity of structural heart disease and the need for innovative treatment options.
Ahead of the planned full clinical presentation at TCT later this year, the baseline characteristics of the PROGRESS trial presented today provide new insights into the heterogeneous nature of moderate aortic stenosis (AS) patients. Research has shown that approximately half of moderate AS patients present with at least one at-risk feature, which includes symptoms, progressive cardiac damage, declining health and elevated risk of hospitalization. The PROGRESS trial is designed to evaluate whether patients with moderate AS and at least one risk factor may benefit from transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) earlier than current guidelines, which recommend clinical surveillance with echocardiographic follow-up every 1-2 years. Details of the PROGRESS trial design were recently published in the American Heart Journal and baseline characteristics of the PROGRESS trial are listed below:
- More than 95% were symptomatic
- More than 70% had 2 or more at-risk features
- More than 90% had a normal left ventricular function
- Mean age was 78 ± 6 years
- Mean KCCQ score was 64 ± 24
- Broad surgical risk distribution (46% low risk)
Additional late-breaking clinical science presentations strengthen the evidence base for the SAPIEN 3 platform, including seven-year benchmark durability data from the PARTNER 3 trial, simultaneously published in JAMA Cardiology. Also presented were new findings from the EARLY TAVR trial, reinforcing the shift toward proactive disease management and providing continued long-term reassurance for physicians and patients. These data on Edwards’ SAPIEN platform underscore the benchmark valve performance and differentiated long-term durability of the therapy.
“Edwards remains focused on addressing the significant unmet needs of the many structural heart patients who remain untreated today,” said Bernard Zovighian, Edwards’ CEO. “Our expanding evidence base reflects Edwards’ clear and sustained commitment to advancing care through partnership with the physician community. From building a deeper understanding of the moderate AS population and advancing evidence about asymptomatic patients to demonstrating distinguished SAPIEN platform durability and strategies for lifetime disease management, we are strengthening confidence in long-term outcomes and increasing access for patients worldwide.”
Also at the meeting, new data highlighted clinical trial and real-world outcomes across Edwards’ mitral and tricuspid portfolio. Data from more than 4,500 patients treated with the PASCAL system in the STS/ACC Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry helps highlight the sustained safety and effectiveness of the technology for patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). One-year data from the ENCIRCLE trial Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC) Registry support the safety, effectiveness and quality of life improvements with SAPIEN M3, the first and only transcatheter transseptal mitral valve replacement system, in patients with symptomatic valve dysfunction associated with MAC who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or TEER therapy by a heart team.
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