Mar 12, 2002
Guidant to Host Investor Briefing at American College of Cardiology Meeting

Live Webcast Available

Indianapolis, IN - Guidant Corporation (NYSE and PCX: GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiovascular and vascular disease, announced today that it will host an investor briefing during the American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, March 19, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The briefing will be webcast live on the day of the event.

The meeting will be hosted by Fred McCoy, president, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Guidant Corporation, and will focus primarily on the results of the MADIT II trial and other cardiac rhythm management therapies. Also participating in the meeting will be the trial's principal investigator Arthur J. Moss, M.D., professor of Medicine and director of the Heart Research Follow-Up Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

The live webcast of Guidant's conference call will be accessible through Guidant's website at www.guidant.com/webcast or at CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com. The webcast will be archived on both websites 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 at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/. 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.