Philosophy
- Ambulatory cardiac monitoring is not just about detecting and annotating abnormal rhythms. In fact, rhythm disturbances can be observed in a sizable proportion of normal individuals, and the vast majority of what is annotated as “abnormal rhythm” has no clinical significance and warrants no intervention.
- The goal of ambulatory cardiac monitoring is identifying rhythm abnormalities that need to be addressed clinically in the individual patient with the specific indication. This cannot be identified by artificial intelligence or cardiac technicians, which are the current industry standard. This needs the expertise of heart rhythm specialists (cardiac electrophysiologists).
The clinical diagnosis often cannot be made by examining a few short rhythm strips. Meticulous mining of rhythm data and annotating rhythm disturbances in relation to the clinical context are essential to make the correct diagnosis. On the other hand, inaccurate rhythm interpretation can lead to major, life-threatening adverse events.
Taking these considerations into account, HRDx was founded to combine the power of rhythm data analysis by artificial intelligence with the expertise of cardiac electrophysiologists to mine, adjudicate, integrate, and curate more meaningful and actionable rhythm data aligned with clinical decision-making. This approach is designed to provide what the clinician needs to know in the that individual patient, to enable the clinician to deliver proactive care and timely treatment.