Total of $100,000 Awarded to Five Patient Advocacy Organizations to Support Communications and Community OutreachSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced the recipients of its sixth annual Communications Grant Program, intended to support increased capacity in communications, awareness building and community engagement.Five grants in the amount of $20,000 each were awarded this year to patient advocacy organizations focused on the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), heart failure and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) communities. The grant will help fund GHHs Key Messages Project which will create foundational cardiomyopathy messages to be used by patient organizations to have consistent and powerful messaging when communicating the scale, scope and impact of cardiomyopathy to patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and policymakers.HeartBrothers Foundation: The HeartBrothers Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping heart failure patients and their families navigate the complex journey of heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. The campaign will raise awareness of womens heart health by spotlighting the unwavering commitment of WomenHeart Champions and sharing their powerful stories to engage and inspire other women to learn more, take action to improve their heart health and become WomenHeart Champions.For the past six years, the Cytokinetics Communications Grant Program has supported patient advocacy organizations to help expand their reach, awareness and community engagement by providing resources for new or crucial communication or outreach initiatives that would otherwise be challenging to implement. Cytokinetics is preparing for regulatory interactions for aficamten, its next-in-class cardiac myosin inhibitor, following positive results from SEQUOIA-HCM, the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Additionally, Cytokinetics is developing CK-136, a cardiac troponin activator for the potential treatment HFrEF and other types of heart failure, such as right ventricular failure, resulting from impaired cardiac contractility, and CK-586, a cardiac myosin inhibitor with a mechanism of action distinct from aficamten for the potential treatment of HFpEF.For additional information about Cytokinetics, visit and follow us on , , and .This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act).