VIA Pharmaceuticals to Present at American Heart Association Scientific Ses... ( Topline Data from Phase 2 CEA and...)

VIA Pharmaceuticals to Present at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008

Date:9/15/2008

Topline Data from Phase 2 CEA and ACS Clinical Trials to be Released

Concurrent with AHA Presentation

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAP), a biotechnology company focused on the development of compounds for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, announced today that two abstracts on the company's Phase 2 trials of VIA-2291 in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) surgery, have been accepted for presentation at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2008, taking place November 8-12 in New Orleans, LA.

Given AHA's embargo policy, the company will announce the proof of concept data from its CEA and ACS trials concurrent with the AHA sessions.

The presentation details are as follows:

Date/Time: Sunday, November 9, 2008: 5:45 p.m. CDT

Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 275-277

Session: Cardiovascular Seminar: Translational Trials and Strategies:

First in Man

Title: Three Months of Treatment with 5- Lipoxygenase Inhibitor VIA-2291

in Patients with Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome

Presented by: Jean-Claude Tardif, M.D., Professor and Director, Montreal

Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada

Date/Time: Sunday, November 9, 2008: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 275-277

Session: Cardiovascular Seminar: Translational Trials and Strategies:

First in Man

Title: Three Months of Treatment with 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitor VIA- 2291

in Patients Scheduled for Elective Carotid Endarterectomy Surgery

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