The Larry King Cardiac Foundation presents 'The Changing Face of Heart Disease' on Feb. 2

WHAT: To mark the start of Heart Health Month, The Larry King Cardiac Foundation is hosting a media briefing focusing on the changing face of heart disease, and how drug-eluting stent research is having an impact in the treatment of patients with arterial blockages. Topics include:

The Changing Face of Heart Disease: from prevention to intervention
The Complexity of Today's Cardiac Patient
2005 Research to Watch: why it's important to men, women and the doctors who treat them

WHEN: 10 a.m. – Noon
Wednesday, February 2, 2005

WHERE: The W New York – Times Square Hotel
1567 Broadway at 47th Street
New York, New York
Telephone: (212) 930-7400

SPEAKERS:* Dr. Martin Leon
Chairman, Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Associate Director, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy
Columbia University Medical Center

Dr. Emerson Perin
Director of New Interventional Cardiovascular Technology
Texas Heart Institute

Dr. David Williams
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories &
Interventional Cardiology
Rhode Island Hospital

TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION: Dial-In Number: (800) 362-0571
Conference ID: E495

RSVP: Joe St. Martin at (212) 704-4499
Al Hinman at (212) 819-4855

Note: The event is supported by Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company.

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*Scheduled to participate

See Calendar Item: The Changing Face of Heart Disease

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