NewCardio's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ihor Gussak, to Present at Prestigious Cardiac Electrophysiology Conference in Tokyo

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today that its Chief Medical Officer, Ihor Gussak MD, PhD, FACC, world-recognized expert in electrocardiology and cardiac safety,  will provide a special lecture at the prestigious Japanese Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation (J-IVFS) Annual Meeting at the Sankei Plaza convention center in Tokyo, Japan on February 8, 2010. Dr. Gussak's presentation, Early Ventricular Repolarization: ECG Phenomena and Arrhythmogenic Potentials" will be Chaired by Prof. Kaoru Sugi (Toho University Ohashi Medical Center).

The 45-minute presentation will show how a three-dimensional (3D) ECG analysis, made possible by NewCardio's technology, provides additional information on subtle or non-conclusive changes, which clinicians can use to assess risk of sudden cardiac arrest more appropriately and effectively. NewCardio's platform technology, which applies advanced 3D techniques and modern computer software, can help clinicians to identify patients at risk of fatal arrhythmias by providing clinicians a deeper look and additional information compared to traditional techniques.

"NewCardio remains committed to deploying state-of-the-art science and technology to enable more accurate diagnosis and risk stratification of serious cardiac conditions and to advance the prevention and treatment of life-threatening conditions, including electrical diseases of the heart," commented Dr. Gussak. "I am excited to share our latest developments and discuss the far-reaching potential of our platform technology at the J-IVFS."

The J-IVFS is one of the most prestigious Cardiac Electrophysiology events in the world, covering areas of particular focus in Japan where idiopathic sudden cardiac arrest is endemic and very problematic. Distinguished attendees at the event include Dr. Masakazu Hiraoka (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Labor Health Appeal Committee), Professor Kazutaka Aonuma (University of Tsukuba), Naohiko Aihara (National Cardiovascular Center), Dr. Masahiko Takagi (Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine), Dr. Yukio Sekiguchi (University of Tsukuba), Dr.Yasuhiro Yokyama (National Disaster Medical Center), Professor Hirotsugu Atarashi (Nihon Medical University Tama Nagayama Hospital) and Dr. Akihiko Nogami (Yokohama Rosai Hospital), and Dr. Sami Viskin (Israel).

Dr. Gussak is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and serves on the Clinical Cardiology Council of the American Heart Association. He is a member of the American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians, the International Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, the Drug Information Association, and the International Scientific Committee on Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia-Cardiomyopathy. He has published several textbooks and numerous peer-reviewed articles on these and other subjects in clinical cardiology.

NewCardio's innovative 3D ECG platform technology dramatically improves the accuracy and significantly increases the diagnostic value of the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG). NewCardio's lead product is QTinno™, a software suite that provides an automated, comprehensive analysis of QT intervals and other ECG-based cardiac safety for the pharmaceutical industry and drug regulators. The Company believes that its QTinno™, software-based, analytical technology is the industry's first solution for the reliable automated analysis of ECGs used to determine cardiac toxicity during drug development.

About NewCardio, Inc.

NewCardio is a cardiac diagnostic and services company developing and marketing proprietary software platform technologies to provide higher accuracy to, and increase the value of, the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG).  NewCardio's three-dimensional ECG software platform reduces the time and expense involved in assessing cardiac status while increasing the ability to diagnose clinically significant conditions which were previously difficult to detect.  NewCardio's software products and services significantly improve the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiovascular disease, as well as cardiac safety assessment of drugs under development. For more information, visit www.newcardio.com.

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