CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, announced today that it has received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pursuant to an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to begin the PROACT Xa clinical trial, a prospective, randomized, trial to determine if patients with an On-X mechanical aortic valve can be maintained safely and effectively on apixaban (Eliquis®) rather than warfarin.
December 23, 2019
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