Health, Payment Policy Expert to Help Nation's Leading Patient Advocacy Organization Respond to Legislative and Regulatory Issues Impacting Patients' Access to Healthcare WASHINGTON, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) - a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of creating avenues of improved patient access to healthcare through public policy reform at the state and federal levels - welcomes Gwendolyn Mayes, J.D., M.M.Sc., former Director of Government Relations and Reimbursement at Abiomed, Inc., a cardiac assist device manufacturer, as its Executive Vice President of Government Affairs.

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Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) announced today that on Monday, November 10, 2008, the Company will release second fiscal quarter 2009 results. The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Monday, November 10, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. ET. Michael R.

-- Investor and Analyst Meeting on October 13 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. -- Customer Symposium Featuring Leading Clinician Presentations on October 13 from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.

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