Alsius Corporation Announces Going Concern Qualification

IRVINE, Calif., April 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alsius Corporation (Nasdaq:ALUS), the worldwide leader in intravascular temperature management (IVTM(tm)) therapies for critically ill patients, today announced that its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009, contained a going concern qualification from its independent registered public accounting firm.