Neovasc Inc. ("Neovasc" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NVCN)(TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, announced that the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has provided guidance to the Company following its Sprint Discussion on June 26, 2019, together with the Company's consultants and supporting U.S. cardiologists to review the clinical evidence collected to date for the Neovasc Reducer™ (the "Reducer"), to determine the most expedient pathway to potentially gaining regulatory approval in the United States and the quickest path to the U.S. market for these patients with an unmet need.