October 27, 2015 - ZOLL LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator to Be Showcased at Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology 2015

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ZOLL LIFEVEST WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR TO BE SHOWCASED AT GREAT WALL INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF CARDIOLOGY 2015

October 27, 2015—CHELMSFORD, MASS.—ZOLL® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group Company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that that it will highlight the LifeVest® Wearable Defibrillator in booth 303-7 at the 2015 Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology, 29 October-1 November in Beijing.

The LifeVest will be discussed during a satellite symposium entitled “Protecting Patients from Sudden Cardiac Death with the Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator,” presented by Chang-Sheng Ma, MD, Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, and Rahul Doshi, MD, University of Southern California, Friday, 30 October, 12:30-13:30, Room 306B.

The LifeVest protects patients at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD). It is used for a wide range of patient conditions or situations, including following a myocardial infarction, before or after coronary revascularization, and for those with cardiomyopathy or congestive heart failure that places them at particular risk. One in five post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients have been shown to be at high risk of dying after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1 The majority of mortality in AMI patients post-PCI occurs in the first three months—one out of every 10 high-risk patients die, with about 60% of this mortality due to SCD.1,2 The LifeVest gives physicians time to optimize medical therapy and assess a patient’s long-term risk for sudden death.

The LifeVest is lightweight and easy to wear, allowing patients to return to their common activities of daily living, while having the peace of mind that they are protected from SCD. The LifeVest continuously monitors the patient’s heart and, if a life-threatening heart rhythm is detected, the device delivers a treatment shock to restore normal heart rhythm.

The LifeVest is available in the United States, Europe, Australia, Israel, Japan, and Singapore.

About ZOLL Medical Corporation

ZOLL Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group Company, develops and markets medical devices and software solutions that help advance emergency care and save lives, while increasing clinical and operational efficiencies. With products for defibrillation and monitoring, circulation and CPR feedback, data management, fluid resuscitation, therapeutic temperature management, and ventilation, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies that help clinicians, EMS and fire professionals, and lay rescuers treat victims needing resuscitation and acute critical care. For more information, visit www.zoll.com.

About Asahi Kasei

The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the chemicals and fibers, homes and construction materials, electronics, and health care business sectors. Its health care operations include devices and systems for acute critical care, dialysis, therapeutic apheresis, transfusion, and manufacture of biotherapeutics, as well as pharmaceuticals, diagnostic reagents, and nutritional products. With more than 30,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en/.

1Halkin A, et al. Prediction of Mortality After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction: CADILLAC Risk Score. JACC. 2005;45:1397–1405.
2Stone G, et al. Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Post PTCA in High-Risk Patients. http://www.theheart.org/article/1202823.do (April 2011).

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