SUNRISE, Fla., Oct. 17, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bioheart, Inc. (Nasdaq:BHRT) today announced that it received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market (the "Nasdaq Letter") on October 15, 2008 advising that, for the last ten consecutive trading days, the market value of the Company's listed securities had been below the minimum $35 million requirement for continued inclusion on The NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(3)(B). Furthermore, the NASDAQ stated that the Company does not comply with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(3)(A) or 4310(c)(3)(C), which require the Company to have either minimum stockholders' equity of $2.5 million or net income from continuing operations of $500,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year or in two of the last three most recently completed fiscal years.