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TMVR Coverage to Broaden, Its Name Updated in CMS Proposal

from Medscape

TMVR Coverage to Broaden, Its Name Updated in CMS Proposal Medscape The first order of business in the long-awaited, recently released Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed national coverage decision (NCD) for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) was to get rid of its familiar moniker. The document tosses the term TMVR in favor of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) "to more precisely define the treatment addressed in this NCD" and differentiate it from other therapies that repair or replace the mitral valve. READ MORE

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