AtheroNova Receives Notice of Issuance of Its 2nd US Patent 8,697,633


IRVINE, Calif., May 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AtheroNova Inc. (OTCBB:AHROD), a biotech company focused on the research and development of compounds to safely regress atherosclerotic plaque and improve lipid profiles in humans, today announced that it has received a Notice of Issuance for an additional compound for cardiovascular treatments. This patent issuance further exemplifies the Company's plan to develop a broad platform of intellectual property involving atheroma stabilization and reduction, lipid modulation and other metabolic diseases. This issuance continues efforts by the Company and its patent counsel in pursuit of numerous patents covering the systemic delivery of naturally occurring bile acids, bile acid synthetics, analogs and conjugates.

"This latest patent issuance expands our patent portfolio to now include multiple compounds for addressing atherosclerotic plaque and stands as an important continuation of our goal of being the clear leader in the systemic delivery of bile acids, bile acid synthetics, analogs and conjugates to dramatically enhance cardiovascular and metabolic health," said AtheroNova CEO Thomas W. Gardner. "As our drug development efforts accelerate, the company will continue to pursue additional pending patent applications for systemic delivery of our family of bile acids and bile acid derivatives. The development of our platform is significantly advanced by this achievement."

About AtheroNova

AtheroNova Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, research, development and licensing of novel compounds to safely reduce or regress atherosclerotic plaque deposits and improve lipid profiles in humans. In addition to its lead compound AHRO-001, AtheroNova plans to develop multiple applications for its patented and patents-pending therapies in market sectors that include: Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke and Peripheral Artery Disease, all of which have been linked to atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis and its related pharmaceutical expenses for these indications cost consumers more than $41 billion annually in the United States alone. For more information, please visit www.AtheroNova.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes "forward-looking statements". These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of AtheroNova's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; significant fluctuations in expenses associated with clinical trials, failure to secure additional financing, the inability to complete regulatory filings with the Food and Drug Administration, general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; AtheroNova's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of AtheroNova's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and/or regulatory actions.

AtheroNova undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in AtheroNova's 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) available at the SEC's Internet site(www.sec.gov).


            

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