ATLANTA, GA--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 5, 2007 -- AtheroGenics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:AGIX - News), a pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, today announced the presentation of new scientific data from its ARISE Phase III clinical outcomes study of its lead oral anti-diabetic drug candidate, AGI-1067, at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2007. The data were presented today by Marc A. Pfeffer, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in a Hotline & Clinical Update session.