The American Heart Association is backing an AI startup aimed at improving detection of hard-to-diagnose conditions like cardiac amyloidosis and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The company, named Ultromics, offers a platform that analyzes routine echocardiograms to help clinicians catch disease earlier, particularly for women who are more likely to be missed.
The American Heart Association’s venture arm invested in Auxira Health, a startup that embeds virtual clinical teams into cardiology practices to reduce physician burnout and expand patient access. By handling routine tasks like follow-up visits and medication refills, Auxira gives cardiologists the opportunity to focus on complex care without adding full-time staff.
In a recent interview, Esperion president and CEO, Sheldon Koenig talks about the reality of statin intolerance and his company’s expansion into new diseases
Providence Health Plan and the American Heart Association will create blood pressure programs in 20 community organizations and clinics over three years.
A joint report by the American Heart Association and Hello Heart found that women die from heart attacks at twice the rate of men and that women are seven times more likely to be misdiagnosed when having a heart attack. In response to the findings, Hello Heart launched a campaign Wednesday to help women understand heart attack symptoms.
The results, shared at AHA 2021, found that a third of adults who used an ECG patch after getting a heart rhythm notification from their Fitbit had atrial fibrillation. However, the study faced some challenges with adherence, as many patients who got a notification did not follow up.
How some companies are using technology to provide a more holistic approach to patient's health, or even to get them past the mental barriers to improving their lifestyles.
Alan Murray on improving access for medical transportation.
The company launched its platform earlier this year and claims to be able to integrate data from a range of sources including genomics data, electronic medical records and consumer wearables.
Through this call to action, the American Heart Association and medical equipment company Laerdal Medical aim to save 50,000 additional lives from preventable cardiac arrest death each year by 2025.
The $30 million fund, which will be managed by healthcare investment firm Aphelion Capital, will focus on treatment innovations for cardiovascular disease, stroke care, and diabetes
A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found there was not an association between a hospital's degree of EHR implementation and improved quality of care and outcomes for heart failure patients.
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.
The American Medical Association has founded the Integrated Health Model Initiative, a collaborative that brings the healthcare and technology sectors together around a shared data model. Organizations such as Cerner and IBM have already signed on as participants.
In an effort to educate travelers on the significance of cardiac arrest, the American Heart Association and Anthem Foundation are installing hands-only CPR training kiosks in three airports across the country.
As the healthcare debate continues in Washington, a number of patient, provider and consumer advocate organizations — including AARP, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association — have banded together to encourage the Senate to consider the impact of the AHCA on patients.
The American Heart Association is collaborating with Amazon Web Services, pharma giant Astra Zeneca and several major research institutes to create the AHA Precision Medicine Platform.
The American Heart Association, Verily and AstraZeneca are each awarding $25 million to a five-year research project that aims to unlock the mysteries of coronary heart disease and turn the conventional model of scientific inquiry on its head.