Research and Markets: The Essential 2009 edition of the Worldwide Heart Valve Market Report is Now Available

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/45d947/worldwide_heart_va) has
announced the addition of the "Worldwide Heart Valve Market Report: 2009
Edition" report to their offering.

The two major segments of heart valve market - tissue valve & mechanical valve -
both have pros and cons. Tissue valves have a lower risk for clotting but they
are not durable for long-term usage compared to mechanical valves. Mechanical
valves are more durable, but require anti-coagulant drugs to prevent blood
clots. Tissue valve are ideal for older patients.

The mechanical valve market is expected to continue to grow in the low single
digits while tissue valve market is growing at mid-single digit rates. Global
mechanical valve unit sales have declined significantly over the last five years
due to growth of tissue valves. Overall growth would be driven by the expansion
of cardiac surgery in countries such as China, India and Eastern European
nations.

Edwards Life Sciences is the leader in global tissue valve market while in the
mechanical valve segment, St. Jude Medical is the global market leader. Heart
valve companies are targeting the transcatheter valve segment, which presents an
attractive market opportunity. The technology, involving less invasive approach,
is ideal for high risk patients. In the long-term, transcatheter valves are
expected to represent an increasing share of the heart valve market.

The report analyzes the heart valve market. It analyzes the worldwide and the US
market. Apart from providing a competitive landscape of the market, the report
also profiles the major companies, with a discussion of their key business
strategies. It also analyzes the major product segments in the heart valve
market.

By combining SPSS Inc.'s data integration and analysis capabilities with our
relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We
employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and
created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of
the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship between
several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable was
analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.

Key Topics Covered:

Heart Valves: An Overview

* Market Segments

Market Size

* Global Market Value
* Global Market Share
* Mechanical Valves
* Tissue Valves
* Valve Repair Segment
* US Market

Market Trends

* Low Penetration in Aortic Stenosis Market
* Opportunity in Transcatheter Valves
* Mitral Regurgitation
* Huge Expenditure on Cardiovascular Diseases
* Demographic Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases
* Stem Cells to Build New Heart Valves
* Significant Share of Untreated Patients

Company Profiles:

Medtronic

* Overview
* Business Strategies
* Diversification Strategy
* AF & Transcatheter Valve Business
* Marketing & Sales Strategy

St. Jude Medical

* Overview
* Business Strategies
* Penetrating High-growth Segments of Medical Devices Market
* Robust AF Platform

Edwards Lifesciences

* Overview
* Business Strategies
* Divestment of Non-core Assets
* Dual Path Strategy
* Trancatheter Valve Business

Sorin Group

* Overview
* Business Strategies
* Robust Product Pipeline
* Financial Strength

Industry Outlook

* Market Forecast
* Forecast Methodology

Companies Mentioned:

* Medtronic
* St. Jude Medical
* Edwards Lifesciences
* Sorin Group

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/45d947/worldwide_heart_va

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager, press@researchandmarkets.com
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716

Copyright Business Wire 2009