Abiomed Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Revenue of $43.7 Million, Driven by Record Number of Patients Supported

DANVERS, Mass., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abiomed, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today reported preliminary fourth quarter fiscal 2013 revenue of $43.7 million, up 17% compared to revenue of $37.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2012, and up 14% compared to revenue of $38.3 million in third quarter fiscal 2013. Abiomed also reported preliminary full fiscal year 2013 revenue of $158.1 million, up 25% compared to $126.4 million for fiscal year 2012.