Edwards Lifesciences reports 1.3 pct rise in quarterly...
April 24 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Edwards Lifesciences Corp reported a 1.3 percent rise in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday on higher demand for transcatheter heart valves, its biggest business.
The company's net profit fell to $206.6 million, or 96 cents a share, in the quarter ended March 31, compared with a $230.2 million, or $1.06 per share, a year earlier.
Net sales in the quarter rose to $894.8 million from $883.5 million a year earlier.
(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)