THE PARTNER TRIAL: Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valves Trial: Edwards SAPIEN™ Transcatheter Heart Valve

Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences

Investigator: Todd Dewey, MD
                  David Brown, MD

Research Coordinator: Jill Fowler, RN, BSN, CCRC
                                 Christine McKibben, RN, BSN

Designated Site: Medical City Dallas


This pivotal trial will provide safety and efficacy data regarding the Cribier-Edwards bioprosthesis and the transfemoral and transapical implantation techniques in high risk patients with critical aortic stenosis.