Volcano Sponsors First Study Designed to Determine if IVUS Can Identify Patients at Risk for Stent Thrombosis and to Demonstrate the Benefit of IVUS Guidance for Procedur...(de optimal therapies. The company'sintra...),Health

Date:10/22/2007

de optimal therapies. The company's intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) product line includes ultrasound consoles that can be integrated directly into virtually any modern cath lab and single-use phased array and rotational IVUS imaging catheters. Volcano also has unique advanced functionality options like VH(TM) IVUS tissue characterization and ChromaFlo(TM). Volcano also provides functional measurement (FM) consoles and single-use pressure and flow guide wires. Currently, more than 2,700 Volcano IVUS and FM systems are installed worldwide. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.volcanocorp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on management's current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks and uncertainties related to the results of clinical studies and other factors discussed in Volcano's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the time they are made. Volcano undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances, changed assumptions or otherwise. Actual results or experience could differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

* S.T.L.L.R stands for "The Impact of Stent Deployment Techniques on

Clinical Outcomes on Patients Treated with the Cypher(R) Stent." Dr.

Marco Costa was the lead investigator of this double-blinded clinical

study of almost 1,500 patients treated with the Johnson & Johnson /

Cordis drug-eluting CYPHER stent. The study was sponsored by Cordis,<
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