Article: 2008 SynCardia Annual Shareholders Meeting Projects Use of CardioWest(TM) Artificial Heart to Quadruple Following SynCardia's Achievement of 2008 Benchmarks.

1st of 3 Strategic Benchmarks, Medicare Reimbursement, Achieved May 1

TUCSON, Ariz. -- On May 28, SynCardia Systems, Inc. will be holding its annual shareholders meeting at the Westin La Paloma Resort. SynCardia's senior management team will be detailing three strategic benchmarks the company intends to surpass in 2008, which were recently released in its 2007 Annual Report. Benchmark achievement is projected to increase the number of patients benefiting from the CardioWest[TM] temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) by 400% in the following 24 months.

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