EXHIBIT 99.1


                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                    As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                           Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
November 30, 2002 of Arrow International, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the
"Company"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), I, Marlin Miller, Jr., the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


                                  /s/ Marlin Miller, Jr.
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                                  Marlin Miller, Jr.
                                  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                  (Principal Executive Officer)

                                  April 11, 2003



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.



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