Nov 26, 2001
Guidant to Participate In Merrill Lynch Medical Technology Fundamentals Conference

Live Webcast Available

Indianapolis, Ind. - Guidant Corporation (NYSE and PCX: GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiovascular and vascular disease, announced today that it will participate in the Merrill Lynch Medical Technology Fundamentals Conference. The conference, which will be webcast live on the day of the event, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) in New York.

Guidant management participating in the panel discussions are John Capek, Ph.D., president, Vascular Intervention, Fred McCoy, president, Cardiac Rhythm Management and Beverly Huss, president, Endovascular Solutions. The panel topics include interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, cardiac rhythm management and heart failure.

The live webcast of the Merrill Lynch Conference will be accessible through Guidant's website or through the Merrill Lynch website. The webcast will be archived on both sites for future on-demand replay.

Guidant Corporation pioneers lifesaving technology, giving an opportunity for better life today to 7 million cardiac and vascular patients worldwide. The company, driven by a strong entrepreneurial culture of 10,000 employees, develops, manufactures and markets a broad array of products and services that enable less invasive care for some of life's most threatening medical conditions.

System requirements for the webcast include Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or higher). Users also should have the most recent version of Windows Media Player, which can be downloaded for free. Users may experience varying levels of performance based on their connection speed, system capabilities and presence of a corporate firewall. To ensure a connection, users should go to the program five to 15 minutes before its start.