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Itamar Medical

American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2007

Press Breakfast

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Itamar Medical:

WHO: Dr. Amir Lerman, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic,

Rochester, MN

Dr. Peter Friberg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital,

Goteborg, Sweden

Mr. Israel Schreiber, President and CEO, Itamar Medical

Dr. Mark Pritzker, Cardiologist, University of Minnesota

Medical Center

Dr. Giora Yaron - Co-Chairman, Itamar Board of Directors.

WHAT: Itamar Medical AHA Press Breakfast -

Endothelial dysfunction - the underappreciated cardiovascular

risk factor

WHEN: Monday, November 5, 2007 8:00 a.m.

WHERE: The Aviary Room

Celebration Hotel

700 Bloom St.

Celebration, FL.

WHY: Find out why PAT Technology is the "buzz" at AHA

It's been nearly a decade since the Nobel Prize was awarded

for discovering the link between endothelial dysfunction and

cardiovascular disease. The key is recognizing subtle changes

in blood flow, called peripheral arterial tone (PAT).

Research released at this AHA conference validates this basic

science.

-- Framingham Heart Study uses PAT Technology to find links

between endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular risk

factors

-- Swedish scientists note that anger, depression and anxiety

in children are connected to measurable endothelial

changes that precedes heart disease

-- An international team of scientists discovers that

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