Attention Business/Financial Editors/Medical Reporters:
World Heart Corporation to hold telephone conference call following announcement of first quarter results for the three
months ended March 31, 2000
OTTAWA, Canada, April 19 /CNW/ - World Heart Corporation (WorldHeart)
will hold a telephone conference call for shareholders and interested members
of the financial community following the release of first quarter results for
the three months ended March 31, 2000. The call will take place on Tuesday,
April 25, 2000 and will be hosted by Roderick M. Bryden, President and Chief
Executive Officer, who will be accompanied by Dr. Tofy Mussivand, Chairman and
Chief Scientific Officer and Ian W. Malone, Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary.
The conference call will begin at 4:15 p.m. EST. Interested shareholders
and members of the financial community should call 1-888-413-1922 at
approximately 4:00 p.m. EST, identifying themselves and asking to participate
in the WorldHeart conference call.
WorldHeart is a medical devices business focused on commercialization of
artificial heart and technologies for which worldwide rights were acquired
from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Continuing research and
development of these technologies is carried out under contract to WorldHeart
by the Cardiovascular Devices Division of the University of Ottawa Heart
Institute Research Corporation, an affiliate of the University of Ottawa Heart
Institute. WorldHeart is a public company whose stock trades on the NASDAQ
National Market (ticker symbol: WHRT) and The Toronto Stock Exchange (ticker
symbol: WHT).
WORLD HEART CORPORATION
will hold a Conference Call for Shareholders and the Financial
Community to discuss
First Quarter Results for the 3 months ended March 31, 2000
on
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 4:15 p.m. EST.
To participate in the Conference Call please call
1-888-413-1922 ten minutes before the call begins.
A replay, of the Conference Call will be available after 6:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, April 25, 2000
Please call 1-800-558-5253, pass code 14918393, for the replay.
(Please note: the replay is only accessible with a touch-tone telephone)
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For further information: Sandy Armstrong, Media and Public Relations, World Heart Corporation, Tel: (613) 226-4278, Fax:
(613) 226-4744, E-mail: sandy.armstrong@worldheart.com
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