Artrya creator of the AI-based solution, Artrya Salix, that...

Artrya creator of the AI-based solution, Artrya Salix, that supports physicians in the diagnosis of coronary
artery disease,

In the UK someone is admitted to hospital every five minutes due to a heart attack and 180 people die each day,

Waiting times for assessment and treatment of cardiovascular diseases have escalated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of patients in England being forced to wait for more than the supposed maximum 18 weeks for cardiac assessment and treatment has trebled.

More than 30,000 patients in England have needlessly died of heart attacks since the start of the pandemic, amid continuing delays to care and soaring waiting lists.

It is estimated that 350,000 CCTAs are required to be performed per annum in the UK to adequately
deliver on cardiac diagnostic pathways. Prior to the pandemic, less than 100,000 CCTAs were performed in the UK per annum.

Just two weeks ago it was reported that the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant rise in heart disease-related deaths in the United States, according to a new analysis funded by the Centres for
Disease Control and Prevention. Prior to the pandemic, the country had made considerable progress
getting that number to go down.

The study’s authors found that the U.S. heart disease death rate had dropped 9.8% from 2010 to
2019. In 2020 alone, however, that rate climbed back up 4.1%. For some patient populations,
including younger adults and non-Hispanic Black adults, the increases were especially troubling.

The authors said while they expected to see an increase in heart disease death rates among adults, the magnitude of the increase was striking.