Thoratec To Webcast Investor Meeting At ISHLT Conference

PLEASANTON, Calif., April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, today announced that it will hold a meeting for investors and analysts during the ISHLT 2015 Conference in Nice, France on Friday, April 17.

The company update will begin at 5:00 p.m., Central European Summer Time (11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time) and will cover clinical data released at the ISHLT conference including the ROADMAP Study (Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients).  Participating from Thoratec will be D. Keith Grossman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Taylor C. Harris, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, along with other members of the Thoratec senior management team.  

A live webcast and archived replay will be available on the Internet at http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/73jdekjp/lan/en or via http://www.thoratec.com.

Thoratec is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure.  The company's products include the HeartMate II® and HeartMate III™ LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist Systems) and Thoratec® VAD (Ventricular Assist Device) with more than 20,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from heart failure.  Thoratec also manufactures and distributes the CentriMag®, PediMag®/PediVAS®, and HeartMate PHP™ product lines.  HeartMate III is an investigational device and is limited by US law to investigational use. HeartMate PHP is currently in development and not approved for sale. Thoratec is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.  For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.thoratec.com.

Thoratec, the Thoratec logo, HeartMate, and HeartMate II are registered trademarks of Thoratec Corporation and HeartMate III, HeartMate PHP, and IVAD are trademarks of Thoratec Corporation.  CentriMag and PediMag are registered trademarks of Thoratec LLC, and PediVAS is a registered trademark of Thoratec Switzerland GmbH.

SOURCE Thoratec Corporation

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