The strategic bet begins as new data from the CDC reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on the nation’s cardiovascular health. In the three years since the virus first upended daily life, the United States has experienced an astonishing 228,000 more heart disease deaths than expected, and the long-term impact on heart disease. This has become a tragic reversal of progress.

For HeartScience CEO Andrew Simpson, the aftermath of the pandemic has only highlighted the urgent need for better cardiac diagnostic tools. The company’s new cloud-based approach aims to democratize access to advanced diagnostics. HeartSciences hopes to dramatically expand its reach and impact by making its AI tools compatible with his ECG devices, which are already popular in clinics and hospitals.

Validation studies suggest that the startup’s algorithm can actually warn of heart abnormalities that are often missed by standard screening tests, especially in high-risk populations such as diabetics.

Navigating the FDA approval process successfully is important to HeartScience. Still, with heart disease mortality rates on the rise and the pandemic’s ramifications far from over, the status quo is becoming increasingly unsustainable. For companies like HeartSciences, the race is on to prove that the promise of AI in heart care is more than just hype, and to ensure the benefits reach those who need them most.

All eyes are on the startup’s progress as it moves forward with its cloud pivot and partnership with Mount Sinai. In the healthcare landscape reshaped by COVID-19, the risks to innovation have never been higher. For the millions of Americans at risk of dying from a broken heart, there is hope that AI may finally begin to heal.

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Published: April 15, 2024, 6:24 PM IST