Abiomed Announces Schedule of Events at American College of Cardiology 2012 Scientific Sessions

Abiomed Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, announced its schedule of events at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2012 Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL. At ACC 2012, there will be six Impella poster presentations, five Impella case reviews and four oral Impella presentations. See below for the full schedule of Impella-related presentations at the show. In addition, Abiomed will be releasing new automated flow control features at this year’s ACC show. The new enhancements further simplify user start-up, operation and patient management, and will be available for hands-on demonstration and simulation at Abiomed ACC booth #9063. Live Case Updates The company anticipates live cases utilizing Impella to be broadcast from the participating live case sites in the McCormick Place Convention Center. Further details will be disclosed the day of the scheduled cases, as patient status is relative to change. ACC 2012 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SATURDAY, MARCH 24 8:45 a.m. * Session Title: Pathogenic and Therapeutic Insights from Experimental Heart Failure Models o “Mechanical Unloading with Left Ventricular Assist Device after Acute Myocardial Infarction Prevents Adverse Cardiac Remodeling” Presenter: Xufeng Wei, M.D. ACC Oral Contributions: Session 906 McCormick Place South, S404 9:30 a.m. * Session Title: Outcomes of Patients Treated with PCI o “Cost-effectiveness and Quality of Life Improvements: Hemodynamic Support Devices in High Risk Patients Receiving PCI” Presenter: Brijeshwar Maini, M.D. ACC Poster Session: Poster # 241 McCormick Place South, Hall A SUNDAY, MARCH 25 11:00 a.m. * Session Title: Acute Coronary Syndromes: Therapy IV o “Cost-Effectiveness of Impella Hemodynamic Support in the Emergent Care Patient Group” Presenter: Brijeshwar Maini, M.D. ACC Poster Session: Poster # 564 McCormick Place South, Hall A 12:45 p.m. * Session Title: Multi-Vessel and Hemodynamic Support Case Reviews o “Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis” Presenter: David Bartov, M.D. ACC-i2 Meet the Experts: Session 2310 McCormick Place South, S102c MONDAY, MARCH 26 8:15 a.m. * Session Title: Multi-Disciplinary Management of the Failing Heart: Team Based Evaluation and Therapy of Advanced Heart Disease o “Case Presentation 1” Presenter: Brian P. O'Neill, M.D. ACC-i2 Special Session: Session 2121 McCormick Place South, S102c 8:30 a.m. * Session Title: Shock in ACS o “Role of LV Assist Device in Cardiogenic Shock” Presenter: John M. Lasala, M.D. ACC Symposium Session: Session 676 McCormick Place South, S401a 9:30 a.m. * Session Title: Mechanical Circulatory Support: Innovations and Outcomes o “First Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Percutaneous Right Ventricular Assist Device: The Impella RP” Presenter: Anson Cheung, M.D. ACC Poster Session: Poster # 11 McCormick Place South, Hall A 9:30 a.m. * Session Title: Ventricular Arrhythmias in 2012: From the J-Wave and Early Repolarization to LVADs o “Role of Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Devices in Unstable Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation” Presenter: Madhu Reddy, M.D. ACC Poster Session: Poster # 356 McCormick Place South, Hall A 11:00 a.m. * Session Title: When PCI Is Not a Slam Dunk o “The PROTECT II Study” Presenter: Jeffrey J. Popma, M.D. ACC Poster Session: Poster # 295 McCormick Place South, Hall A 11:15 a.m. * Session Title: Multi-Disciplinary Management of the Failing Heart: Team Based Evaluation and Therapy of Advanced Heart Disease II o “Case Presentation 4“ Presenter: David Bartov, M.D. ACC-i2 Special Session: Session 2122 McCormick Place South, S102c 12:15 p.m. * Session Title: Shock and Hemodynamic Support Case Reviews o 12:33 p.m. -12:43 p.m. “Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Left Ventricular Support From A 2.5 Impella Via A Left Axillary Chimney” Presenter: Syed Tanveer Rab, M.D. o 12:51 p.m. - 1:01 p.m. “A Case of Acute Septal Rupture Followed by Right Ventricular Free Wall Rupture in a Patient with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Managed with Percutaneous Left Ventricular Support” Presenter: Joanne Ilustre, M.D. o 1:09 p.m. - 1:19 p.m. “Percutaneous Ventricular Support: A 56 Year-Old Man With Acute Fulminant Myocarditis” Presenter: Andrew Edward Kott, M.D. ACC-i2 Meet the Experts: Session 2315 McCormick Place South, S102 2:45 p.m. * Session Title: State of the Art STEMI: All You Need to Know o “Mechanical Support for Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock and Hemodynamic Instability” Presenter: John M. Lasala, M.D. ACC-i2 Symposium Session: Session 2638 McCormick Place South, S106b 3:57 p.m. * Session Title: ACS: New Insights and Novel Therapies o “Adjunctive Therapies to Mitigate Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury” Presenter: William W. O'Neill, M.D. ACC-i2 Symposium Session: Session 2643 McCormick Place South, S106b About Abiomed Based in Danvers, Massachusetts, Abiomed, Inc. is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory support to acute heart failure patients across the continuum of care in heart recovery. Our products are designed to enable the heart to rest, heal and recover by improving blood flow and/or performing the pumping of the heart.