REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HeartFlow, Inc., the leader in revolutionizing precision heart care, today announced the appointment of Wayne J. Riley, MD, to its Board of Directors.
"We are very honored to have Dr. Riley join HeartFlow’s Board of Directors," said William C. Weldon, Chairman of the Board of Directors, HeartFlow. "His extensive background in clinical medicine, healthcare and healthcare management will prove to be invaluable as we continue to transform the patient experience in coronary care by advancing our unique AI-enabled HeartFlow Analysis.”
Dr. Riley is the President of the State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Health Sciences University where he also holds academic rank as Professor of Internal Medicine and of Health Policy & Management. Dr. Riley is a Commissioner of the U.S. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Chair of the Board of Directors of the New York Academy of Medicine, President Emeritus of the 150,000-member American College of Physicians, which is the nation’s largest medical specialty organization, and an elected member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. From January 2007 until July 2013, Dr. Riley was the 10th President and Chief Executive Officer of Meharry Medical College. Prior, he served as a corporate officer and member of the senior management team as the Vice-President and Vice Dean for Health Affairs and Governmental Relations and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Riley is an Independent Director of HCA Healthcare, Inc., where he Chairs the Patient Safety & Quality Committee and is a member of the Audit & Compliance and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees. Additionally, he is an independent director of Compass Pathways, plc, where he serves on the Compensation and Leadership Development and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Dr. Riley previously served as an Independent Director of Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Pinnacle Financial Partners, a community bank holding company, and was a director of the Nashville Branch Bank Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
“I am incredibly pleased to serve on the Board of Directors for HeartFlow, especially during this exciting phase of growth,” said Dr. Riley. “The HeartFlow FFRct Analysis is truly revolutionary, and I look forward to working with the Board and management team to democratize and advance access to this incredible technology for all heart disease patients.”
Dr. Riley earned a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University; a Master of Public Health in Health Systems Management from Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine; an MD from the Morehouse School of Medicine and an MBA from Rice University’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business.
About the HeartFlow FFRct Analysis
Starting with a standard coronary computed tomography angiogram (CTA), the HeartFlow Analysis leverages algorithms trained using deep learning (a form of AI) and highly trained analysts to create a digital, personalized 3D model of the heart. The HeartFlow Analysis then uses powerful computer algorithms to solve millions of complex equations to simulate blood flow and provides FFRct values along the coronary arteries. This information is used by physicians in evaluating the impact a blockage may be having on blood flow and determine the optimal course of treatment for each patient. A positive FFRct value (≤0.80) indicates that a coronary blockage is impeding blood flow to the heart muscle to a degree which may warrant invasive management.
Data demonstrating the safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the HeartFlow Analysis have been published in more than 500 peer-reviewed publications, including long-term data out to five years. The HeartFlow Analysis offers the highest diagnostic performance available from a non-invasive test.1 To date, clinicians around the world have used the HeartFlow Analysis for more than 100,000 patients to aid in the diagnosis of heart disease.
About HeartFlow
HeartFlow is the leader in revolutionizing precision heart care, uniquely combining human ingenuity with advanced technology. HeartFlow’s non-invasive HeartFlow FFRct Analysis leverages artificial intelligence to create a personalized three-dimensional model of the heart. Clinicians can use this model to evaluate the impact a blockage has on blood flow and determine the best treatment for patients. HeartFlow’s technology is reflective of our Silicon Valley roots and incorporates over two decades of scientific evidence with the latest advances in artificial intelligence. The HeartFlow FFRct Analysis is commercially available in the United States, UK, Canada, Europe and Japan. For more information, visit www.heartflow.com.
Important Information about the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed Business Combination pursuant to the business combination agreement, dated as of July 15, 2021 (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Longview Acquisition Corp. II (“Longview”), HF Halo Merger Sub, Inc. and HeartFlow Holding, Inc., the parent company of HeartFlow, Inc., Longview has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and, as amended, will include a definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and certain other related documents, which will be both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of shares of Longview’s common stock in connection with Longview’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Longview’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities of Longview to be issued in the Business Combination. Longview’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about the parties to the Business Combination Agreement, Longview and the proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed Business Combination will be mailed to stockholders of Longview as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Longview Acquisition Corp. II, 767 Fifth Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10153, Attention: Mark Horowitz, Chief Financial Officer or to info@longviewacquisition.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
Longview and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Longview’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Longview is contained in the Registration Statement for the Business Combination and is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Longview Acquisition Corp. II, 767 Fifth Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10153, Attention: Mark Horowitz, Chief Financial Officer or to info@longviewacquisition.com. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants is contained in the Registration Statement.
HeartFlow and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Longview in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination is contained in the Registration Statement.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. HeartFlow’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “indicate,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, HeartFlow’s statements regarding the anticipated Business Combination. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside Longview’s and HeartFlow’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability of Longview and HeartFlow prior to the Business Combination, and the combined company following the Business Combination, to meet the closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement, including due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of Longview and HeartFlow or certain regulatory approvals, or failure to satisfy other conditions to closing in the Business Combination Agreement; (2) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances, including the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Longview and HeartFlow following the announcement of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement or could otherwise cause the transactions contemplated therein to fail to close; (3) the inability to obtain or maintain a stock exchange listing of the combined company’s Class A common stock, as applicable, following the Business Combination; (4) the risk that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination; (5) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; (6) costs related to the Business Combination; (7) changes in applicable laws or regulations or the healthcare industry; (8) the inability of the combined company to raise financing in the future; (9) the success, cost and timing of HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s product development activities, including market adoption of their current and future products; (10) the inability of HeartFlow or the combined company to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for their current and future products, and any related restrictions and limitations of any approved product; (11) the inability of HeartFlow or the combined company to build effective sales and marketing capabilities to support the combined company’s growth strategy; (12) the inability of HeartFlow or the combined company to maintain HeartFlow’s existing customer, license, and collaboration agreements, and arrangements with commercial and government payers; (13) future changes in clinical guidelines, or the timing of increased adoption and use, if any, of HeartFlow’s products as a result of the publication of positive clinical guidelines that support the use of HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s products; (14) the inability of HeartFlow or the combined company to compete with other companies marketing or engaged in the development of products that aid physicians in the evaluation and treatment of coronary artery disease; (15) the size and growth potential of the markets for HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s products, and each of their ability to serve those markets, either alone or in partnership with others; (16) the pricing of HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s products and reimbursement for medical procedures conducted using HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s products, including future changes to or reductions in reimbursement and payment rates; (17) HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; (18) HeartFlow’s and the combined company’s financial performance; (19) the impact of COVID-19 on HeartFlow’s business and/or the ability of the parties to complete the Business Combination; and (20) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement, and in Longview’s other filings with the SEC.
The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. and investors should not place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Neither HeartFlow nor Longview undertakes or accepts any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in their expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This communication shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Contact
For Investors:
Leigh Salvo or Jack Droogan
Gilmartin Group
Investors@heartflow.com
For Media:
Jennie Kim
HeartFlow
media@heartflow.com
- Driessen, R., et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019;73(2),161-73
