NICE Renews Support for Use of AI-powered HeartFlow Analysis
The digital technology is reducing reliance on unnecessary invasive diagnostic procedures and is cutting hospital waiting times
May 12, 2021 — HeartFlow, Inc., a leader in revolutionizing precision heartcare, today announced that the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has renewed its support for the use of its AI-powered HeartFlow FFRct Analysis to fight coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the leading causes of death in the UK.
NICE has found that the HeartFlow Analysis continues to improve patient experience and reduce the need for invasive angiography, four years after its initial recommendation that the technology be used to support CHD diagnosis within the NHS. Furthermore, it has estimated that using the HeartFlow Analysis represents a cost saving of £391 per patient to NHS England, £177 higher than original calculations suggested in 2017.