CVTX CV Therapeutics (MM)

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CV Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVTX) today announced that it will release first quarter financial results for 2006 after the market closes on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Company management will webcast a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT, 2:00 p.m. PDT, on the Company's website. To access the live webcast, please log on to the Company's website at http://www.cvt.com/ and go to the Investor Information section. Alternatively, domestic callers may participate in the conference call by dialing 888-370-6121, and international callers may participate in the conference call by dialing 706-679-7163. Webcast and telephone replays of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call through Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Domestic callers can access the replay by dialing 800-642-1687, and international callers can access the replay by dialing 706-645-9291; the PIN access number is 7913129. About CV Therapeutics CV Therapeutics, Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on applying molecular cardiology to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel, small molecule drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. CV Therapeutics' approved products include Ranexa(TM) (ranolazine extended-release tablets) and ACEON(R) (perindopril erbumine) Tablets. Ranexa is approved for the treatment of chronic angina in patients who have not achieved an adequate response with other antianginal drugs, and should be used in combination with amlodipine, beta-blockers or nitrates. In addition, CV Therapeutics co-promotes ACEON(R), an ACE inhibitor, for reduction of the risk of cardiovascular mortality or nonfatal myocardial infarction in patients with stable coronary artery disease and treatment of essential hypertension. CV Therapeutics also has other clinical and preclinical drug development candidates and programs, including regadenoson, which is being developed for potential use as a pharmacologic stress agent in myocardial perfusion imaging studies. Regadenoson has not been approved for marketing by any regulatory authorities. DATASOURCE: CV Therapeutics, Inc. CONTACT: investors, Christopher Chai, Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations, +1-650-384-8560, or media, John Bluth, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, +1-650-384-8850, both of CV Therapeutics, Inc. Web site: http://www.cvt.com/

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