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.

In 2019, Iker Casillas, Real Madrid goalie and World Cup Football Champion, suffered a sudden heart attack during a training session and was forced to retire from elite-level football. Overnight, his life was changed forever, and he found himself re-evaluating his life priorities. He started to learn about cardiovascular diseases and discovered that it is the first cause of death worldwide. This is an 800 billion Euro per year problem and the high costs of lengthy treatments can often result in loss of income and force millions of people into poverty annually, especially in low-resource settings. Cardiovascular diseases threaten progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3, which has a target to reduce premature deaths by one-third by 2030 (target 3.4).