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MONTREAL, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CryoCath(R) Technologies Inc., the global leader in cryotherapy products to treat cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that results previously presented from three European study centers using the Company's lead product, Arctic Front(R), were published earlier today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

The peer-reviewed article entitled, 'Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation with the Cryoballoon Technique', appears in the July 22nd edition of JACC and is available online at http://content.onlinejacc.org. It discusses the three-center trial in which 74 percent of the 293 paroxysmal AFib patients enrolled were AFib free and off anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs) after only one procedure with Arctic Front upon a median follow-up time of 12 months.

"As we continue to increase our market share in Europe, this article adds to the growing body of evidence that is creating a very clear picture of Arctic Front's clinical potential as a simple, safe and effective treatment for paroxysmal AFib," said Jan Keltjens, President and CEO of CryoCath. "Ensuring physicians have access to tangible scientific evidence on the benefits of Arctic Front is part of our strategy to drive product adoption and build upon the strong base of business we have already established."

The study, conducted in Germany, was led by Dr. Vogt from the Herz und Diabetes Zentrum NRW in Bad Oeynhausen, Prof. Dr. Schumacher from Herz- und Gefss-Klinik in Bad Neustadt and Dr. Pitschner from the Kerckhoff-Klinik in Bad Nauheim.

The patients enrolled in the 346-person study were predominantly paroxysmal AFib sufferers (n=293) with a small group of p
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