Heart Disease Prevention: How Ultrafast CT and AI can detect early risk

By: Dave Hinchman, MD

Heart Disease: The leading cause of death in the U.S.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, fueled by ongoing increases in hypertension, obesity, and other major risk factors, according to the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics.

Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, claims more lives in the United States than all forms of cancer and accidental deaths — the number two and number three causes of death — combined. On average, one person dies from cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds and from stroke about every 3 minutes.

The power of ultrafast CT with AI in Eerly detection

This is no longer acceptable, as ultrafast CT and AI coronary plaque analysis can identify is cause decades before heart disease leads to symptoms.  The first symptom of heart disease is often heart attack or cardiac arrest.  More personalized and specific for any person than population-based statistical risk scores, coronary CT angiography and AI coronary plaque analysis can determine whether early intervention with lifestyle medication or other preventative therapies are indicated before any symptoms develop.

Take control of your heart health today

If you are over age 40 or are over age 30 with risk factors like diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, elevated lipoprotein(a), tobacco use, or a family history of early heart attacks consider screening for coronary artery disease.  In a single heart beat, an ultrafast coronary CT angiogram with AI plaque analysis can detect and quantify the presence of coronary atherosclerosis which is the precursor to heart attack and cardiac arrest.