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CAMH News HCSC to Cover Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB:CAMH) today announced that Healthcare Service Corporation (“HCSC”) has revised its Coverage Policy Bulletin (MED202.006) on Microvolt T Wave Alternans agreeing to make it a covered benefit. HCSC provides healthcare benefits to 11.6 million beneficiaries through its BlueCross BlueShield divisions in Texas, Illinois, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The new policy states:

”Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) as a technique of risk stratification for primary or secondary prevention of fatal arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) may be considered medically necessary in patients who are at risk of developing life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.”

About Cambridge Heart

Cambridge Heart (www.cambridgeheart.com) is engaged in the development and commercialization of products for the non-invasive diagnosis of cardiac disease, particularly the identification of those at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The Company’s products incorporate its proprietary Microvolt T-Wave Alternans measurement technologies, coupled with its patented Spectral Analytic Method and ultra-sensitive disposable electrodes. Only Spectral Analytic Method MTWA tests are reimbursed by Medicare under its National Coverage Policy that covers patients with a wide variety of cardiac symptoms. Other major insurers in the USA also have coverage policies for the test. The T-Wave Alternans test is included in the Guideline for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death jointly developed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), The American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The Company, founded in 1990, is based in Bedford, Massachusetts and is traded on the OTCBB under the symbol CAMH.

About the Cambridge Heart Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Test

The Cambridge Heart Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Test measures extremely subtle beat-to-beat fluctuations in a person’s heartbeat called T-wave alternans. These tiny heartbeat variations – measured at one millionth of a volt – are detected in any clinical setting where titration of the heart rate is possible. The preparation for the test consists of placing proprietary sensors on a patient’s chest. Extensive clinical research has shown that patients with symptoms of, or who are at risk of, life threatening arrhythmias that test positive for T-wave alternans are at significant risk for subsequent sudden cardiac events including sudden death, while those who test negative are at minimal risk.

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