How the Valley Hospital is using AI to prevent heart attacks

Research shows 50% of patients who will experience a heart attack will do so without experiencing prior warning symptoms. That's not good, considering heart attacks are the most common cause of death in both men and women. The Valley Hospital is working to change theat. Valley is among the first to use noninvasive, artificial intelligence imaging technology to prevent heart attacks by characterizing unstable plaque buildup with a high potential to rupture that can lead to a heart attack, the hospital said. Understanding that heart attack prevention would benefit high-risk, nonsymptomatic patients, such as individuals diagnosed with diabetes or high cholesterol, Cleerly Coronary has pioneered an alternate approach to heart attack prevention that focuses on identifying the critical characteristics of coronary artery plaque.