EXHIBIT 4.9

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Ministry of Consumer and        Ministere des Services aux                    Ontario Corporation Number
Business Services               consommateurs et aux                          Numero de la societe en Ontario
CERTIFICATE                     entreprises
This is to certify that these   CERTIFICAT                                                  001168444
articles are effective on       Ceci certifie que les
                                presents status entrent en
                                vigueur le

                 NOVEMBER 26 NOVEMBRE, 2003
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                         [signature]
                    Director / Directrice
Business Corporations Act / Loi sur les societes par actions
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                                        ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                                       STATUTS DE MODIFICATION


   Form 3           1.   The name of the corporation is:
  Business               Denomination sociale actuelle de la societe:
Corporations
     Act                               WORLD HEART CORPORATION

  Formule 3         2.   The name of the corporation is changed to (if
 Loi sur les             applicable):
societes par             Nouvelle denomination sociale de la societe (s'il y a
   actions               lieu):

                    3.   Date of incorporation/amalgamation:
                         Date de la constitution ou de la fusion:

                                             1996-04-01
                                         (Year, Month, Day)
                                         (annee, mois, jour)

                    4.   Complete only if there is a change in the number of
                         directors or the minimum / maximum number of directors.
                         Il faut remplir cette partie seulement si le nombre
                         d'administrateurs ou si le nombre minimal ou maximal
                         d'administrateurs a change.

                         Number of directors is/are: or minimum and maximum
                                                     number of directors is/are:
                         Nombre d'administrateurs:   ou nombres minimum et
                                                     maximum d'administrateurs:
                         Number                      or minimum and maximum
                         Nombre                      ou minimum et maximum

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                    5.   These articles of the corporation are amended as
                         follows:
                         Les statuts de la societe sont modifies de la
                         facon suivante:

                         By amending the rights, privileges, restrictions,
                         conditions and limitations attaching to the Cumulative
                         Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares, Series A (the
                         "Series A Shares") as follows:
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.9

                         (a) designating clause "3.1 Right to Convert" as sub-
                             clause "3.1.1 Right to Convert"; and

                         (b) by inserting the following as an additional sub-
                             clause:

                         "3.1.2 Additional Right to Convert

                         3.1.2 Upon and subject to the terms and conditions
                         hereinafter set forth, the holders of Series A Shares
                         shall have the right, at any time ending up to the
                         close of business on June 30, 2007, or, in the case of
                         Series A Shares called for redemption after the Series
                         A Shares have become convertible, to the close of
                         business on the business day immediately preceding the
                         date fixed for redemption, whichever is earlier
                         (provided, however, that if the Corporation shall fail
                         to redeem such Series A Shares in accordance with the
                         notice of redemption the right of conversion shall
                         thereupon be restored as if such call for redemption
                         had not been made), to convert all, but not less than
                         all of their Series A Shares into fully paid and
                         non-assessable Common Shares for an aggregate for all
                         holders of 3,500,000 Common Shares plus warrants of the
                         Corporation exercisable for 7,000,000 Common Shares at
                         a price, for a term and with such other terms and
                         conditions as the board of directors shall from time to
                         time determine, subject to applicable stock exchange
                         and regulatory approval, and give notice thereof to the
                         holders of the Series A Shares prior to the issue of
                         such warrants."
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.9

                    6.   The amendment has been duly authorized as required by
                         sections 168 and 170 (as applicable) of the Business
                         Corporations Act.
                         La modification a ete dument autorisee conformement aux
                         articles 168 et 170 (selon le cas) de la Loi sur les
                         societes par actions.

                    7.   The resolution authorizing the amendment was approved
                         by the shareholders/directors (as applicable) of the
                         corporation on
                         Les actionnaries ou les administrateurs (selon le cas)
                         de la societe ont approuve la resolution autorisant la
                         modification le

                                             2003-Nov-25
                                         (Year, Month, Day)
                                         (annee, mois, jour)

                    These articles are signed in duplicate.
                    Les presents statuts sont signes en double exemplaire.

                                        WORLD HEART CORPORATION
                       (Name of Corporation) (if the name is to be changed by
                                these articles set out current name)
                                (Denomination sociale de la societe)
                               (Si l'on demande un changement de nom,
                         indquer ci-dessus la denomination sociale actuelle)

                    By/
                    Par:

                    /s/ Mark Goudie           CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                    (Signature)               (Description of Office)
                    (Signature)                      (Fonction)