Spotting Coronary Inflammation in CT Scans

Carista Diagnostics has developed an AI-powered solution that can detect coronary inflammation and predict heart attacks years in advance. The technology, called Carista's Carry Heart, analyzes routine cardiac CT scans to identify inflammation in the fat tissue surrounding the coronary arteries. Research studies have shown that patients with high inflammation, even without significant arterial narrowing, have a tenfold increased risk of heart attack or death in the next decade. The Carry Heart report provides clinicians with a person-specific inflammation level and an absolute risk score for heart attack. Carista is working with five NHS hospitals in the UK to assess the impact of Carry Heart on CT scan interpretation and patient management.