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Edwards Lifesciences Corp – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/14 – ‘EX-18’

On:  Friday, 5/2/14, at 4:06pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/14   ·   Accession #:  1047469-14-4546   ·   File #:  1-15525

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/02/14  Edwards Lifesciences Corp         10-Q        3/31/14   78:10M                                    Toppan Merrill-FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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 2: EX-18       Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles          HTML     23K 
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51: R3          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets               HTML     48K 
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72: R5          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     40K 
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50: R7          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     26K 
37: R8          Change in Accounting Principle                      HTML     50K 
27: R9          Intellectual Property Litigation Expense (Income),  HTML     23K 
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57: R11         Inventories                                         HTML     33K 
56: R12         Investments                                         HTML     76K 
62: R13         Other Intangible Assets                             HTML     58K 
63: R14         Debt                                                HTML     25K 
60: R15         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     81K 
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52: R17         Defined Benefit Plans                               HTML     33K 
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‘EX-18’   —   Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles
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Exhibit 18

May 2, 2014

Board of Directors of
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Dear Directors:

        We are providing this letter to you for inclusion as an exhibit to your Form 10-Q filing pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

        We have been provided a copy of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2014. Note 2 therein describes a change in accounting principle from capitalizing certain legal costs related to the defense and enforcement of issued patents for which success is deemed probable and amortizing over the life of the related patent to expensing such legal costs in the period incurred. It should be understood that the preferability of one acceptable method of accounting over another for these types of legal costs has not been addressed in any authoritative accounting literature, and in expressing our concurrence below we have relied on management's determination that this change in accounting principle is preferable. Based on our reading of management's stated reasons and justification for this change in accounting principle in the Form 10-Q, and our discussions with management as to their judgment about the relevant business planning factors relating to the change, we concur with management that such change represents, in the Company's circumstances, the adoption of a preferable accounting principle in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.

        We have not audited any financial statements of the Company as of any date or for any period subsequent to December 31, 2013. Accordingly, our comments are subject to change upon completion of an audit of the financial statements covering the period of the accounting change.

Very truly yours,

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


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