HeartBeam Unveils AI Program Designed to Deliver Unprecedented Personalized Cardiac Insights
December 14 2023 - 7:31AM
Business Wire
Company Appoints Mohammad Shokoohi-Yekta to
Lead Program and Industry Pioneer Lance Myers as Advisor
HeartBeam, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT), a medical technology
company focused on transforming cardiac care through the power of
personalized insights, today announced significant developments for
the use of artificial intelligence (AI) applied to its proprietary
vectorelectrocardiography (VECG) technology, including the addition
of new leadership and advisory roles. By coupling machine learning
methods with the company’s VECG technology, HeartBeam aims to
provide physicians with unprecedented diagnostic and prognostic
insights about cardiac health that it believes will exceed the
information provided by a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram
(ECG).
HeartBeam’s core VECG technology collects 3D signals of the
heart and converts them into an easy-to-interpret 12-lead ECG.
Designed to be used with portable, patient-friendly devices, the
company’s first planned application of the platform technology is
its HeartBeam AIMIGo™, the first and only credit card-sized device
that provides a 12-lead ECG to facilitate remote evaluation of
cardiac symptoms.
The HeartBeam technology gathers more data than a standard
12-lead ECG by capturing signals in 3 projections (X,Y,Z) that,
when taken together, generate a complete 3D map of the heart's
electrical activity. By leveraging AI to analyze these data-rich
signals, HeartBeam believes it will be able to improve diagnostic
accuracy and extract unique information that today’s 12-lead ECGs
are unable to detect, such as complex heart rhythms, subtle signs
of deteriorating heart health and cardiac events that may have
previously been missed. In addition, as the device is used by the
same patient over time, there will be a series of readings for each
patient – data that is of great diagnostic value. HeartBeam
believes this presents a unique opportunity to create a
comprehensive repository of data that could unlock personalized
AI-driven insights to improve cardiac care.
“It’s rare to acquire a large series of 12-lead ECGs from the
same individual over time,” said Branislav Vajdic, PhD, CEO and
Founder of HeartBeam. “By pioneering a user-friendly device that
enables frequent 12-lead ECGs over time and by coupling AI with our
proprietary VECG technology that can go beyond a 12-lead ECG,
HeartBeam is well-positioned to identify nuanced cardiac trends
that could ultimately improve patient care.”
To lead this effort, the company has hired Mohammad
Shokoohi-Yekta, PhD, as Senior Director of Machine Learning. A
renowned expert in the field of data science and machine learning,
Dr. Shokoohi-Yekta was most recently at Microsoft. During his
tenure at Microsoft, he spearheaded the use of advanced analytics,
machine learning techniques and predictive modeling to improve the
accuracy of software tools. He also played a pivotal role in
growing a small team of data scientists and AI professionals into
one of the most influential teams within the organization,
resulting in a significant financial impact. He previously held
data science and machine learning positions at Apple and has been a
keynote speaker at more than 60 data and AI summits around the
world. Dr. Shokoohi-Yekta received his PhD in Computer Science from
the University of California, Riverside.
Additionally, Lance Myers, PhD, a pioneer in digital health data
analytics and body-worn biosensor technologies, will be joining
HeartBeam as Chief AI Advisor. Previously, Dr. Myers was the Head
of Cardiovascular Devices and Head of Data Science at Verily Life
Sciences, where he led a team developing a novel heart failure
monitoring solution and built strong leadership in computational
biology, biosensor algorithms, digital biomarkers, health
informatics and digital pathology. He also held leadership roles at
Sentrian, VivoSense, Boston Neurosciences and Vivometrics. He
currently serves as a board member for VivoSense and is on the
scientific advisory boards of Acorai and Bryte. Dr. Myers received
his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Cape Town
in South Africa.
“Having Mohammad and Lance join the company will be invaluable
as we work towards our mission of transforming cardiac health. With
their expertise and acumen, I am confident both will make an
immediate impact to harness the power of AI within our data-rich
VECG technology to ensure we deliver the most impactful technology
with the goal of improving patient outcomes,” added Dr. Vajdic.
About HeartBeam, Inc.
HeartBeam, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT) is a medical technology company
that is dedicated to transforming cardiac care through the power of
personalized insights. The company’s proprietary
vectorelectrocardiography (VECG) technology collects 3D signals of
the heart’s electrical activity and converts them into a 12-lead
ECG. This platform technology is designed to be used on portable,
patient-friendly devices such as a credit-card sized monitor, watch
or patch. Physicians will be able to identify cardiac health trends
and acute conditions and direct patients to the appropriate care –
all outside of a medical facility, thus redefining how cardiac
health is managed in the future. For additional information, visit
HeartBeam.com.
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