Mar 19, 2003
Guidant to Host Investor Briefing at American College of Cardiology Meeting

Live Webcast Available

Indianapolis, Ind. - Guidant Corporation (NYSE: GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiac and vascular disease, announced today that it will host an investor briefing during the American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago Ill., on Tuesday, April 1, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The briefing will be webcast live on the day of the event.

The briefing will feature a broad discussion of the company''s business by Guido J. Neels, group chairman, Office of the President, Guidant Corporation. Others scheduled to participate in discussing cardiac rhythm management and related therapies include Fred McCoy, president, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Guidant Corporation; Joseph M. Smith, M.D., Ph. D., F.A.C.C, chief medical officer, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Guidant Corporation; and Arthur M. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., chairman, department of medicine, Jefferson Medical College, and co-chairman of the COMPANION Trial.

The live webcast of Guidant''s conference call will be accessible through Guidant''s website at www.guidant.com/webcast or through 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 millions of cardiac and vascular patients worldwide. The company, driven by a strong entrepreneurial culture of 11,000 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. For more information visit www.guidant.com.

NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information about Guidant, including its products and services, please visit the company''s newsroom at www.guidant.com/newsroom.

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