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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported) JUNE 6, 2006

                    CARDIODYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           California                   0-11868                 95-3533362
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  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)           Identification No.)

       6175 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, California            92121
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          (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (858)-535-0202

                                       n/a
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS - REGISTRANT'S PRESS RELEASE DATE JUNE 6, 2006, PUBLICLY
ANNOUNCING CARDIODYNAMICS ANNOUNCES PREDICT STUDY PUBLICATION IN JOURNAL OF THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (JACC)

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (d)   EXHIBITS.

99.1      CARDIODYNAMICS PRESS RELEASE DATE JUNE 6, 2006



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        CardioDynamics International Corporation

Date:  June 15, 2006                    /s/Stephen P. Loomis/
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                                        Stephen P. Loomis
                                        Chief Financial Officer