Ultrasound for the Heart to Lower Anesthesia Risks, Early Warning System / Breakthrough to be Introduced by Arrow International at Medical Convention

Dallas (PROTEXT) - New, Non-Invasive Tool Uses Sound Waves toGive Doctors a Precise Measure Of Aortic Blood Flow ...HemoSonic(TM)100 Will be the Subject of Two Presentations at the1999 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Annual Convention, October 9-13, Dallas, Texas WHO:

Arrow International (Nasdaq: ARRO), Critical CareDivision, reports on an ultrasound technology breakthrough thatcontinuously measures blood flow from the heart, alerting doctorsto critical cardiac changes in real time. WHAT:

Two presentations to be given by Adrien Descorps-Declere, M.D., Hopital de Bicetre, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France:(1) Effect of Norepinephrine Induced Blood Pressure Variations onDescending Aorta Diameter: Consequence for the Evaluation ofAortic Blood Flow by Esophageal Doppler Technique; and (2)Variation of Aortic Flow Time Determined by Esophageal DopplerDuring Fluid Therapy in ICU Patients. WHERE: Room B, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX WHEN:

Tuesday, October 12, 1999 TIME:

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. REMARKS: Jean-Luc Boulnois, Ph.D., co-developer of theHemoSonic(TM)100, states, "Because it can track cardiac output inreal time and detect changes in aortic blood flow,HemoSonic(TM)100 can alert anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists,internists and cardiologists to alterations in blood perfusion totissues and organs and help prevent subsequent damage. As anearly warning system it can optimize patient management in theintensive care unit or operating room." Arrow International is aworldwide manufacturer and marketer of innovative, clinicallyadvanced, cost-effective medical devices and other health careproducts used in critical care and cardiac care procedures. Itsprimary focus is to provide innovative solutions for medicalprofessionals in the areas of cardiac care, critical care andimplantable devices. Arrow International Website: http://www.arrowintl.com & HemoSonic(TM)100 Video Clip, HemoSonic(TM)100: available

on-line Product Validations: mid-October

HemoSonic(TM)100 Downloadable Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990928/PHTU014Contact: Zane B. Szurgot of Arrow International, (USA) 800-233-3187 or (USA) 610-378-0131, or Trish Doll of Publicity Works,(USA) 717-445-6377, for Arrow International. ots Original TextService: Arrow International Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.dePhoto: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990928/PHTU014 PRN Photo Desk, (USA) 888-776-6555 or(USA) 201-369-3467 Web site: http://www.arrowintl.com

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