MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
AliveCor, the leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram
(EKG) technology, today was named the number one Most Innovative
Company in Artificial Intelligence by Fast Company in its
annual ranking.
AliveCor also ranked 20th overall in an evaluation of thousands
of companies worldwide in Fast Company's Top 50 Most
Innovative Companies in the World.
As a medtech leader, AliveCor uses advanced artificial
intelligence, cloud, and micro-electrode technology to advance the
state of the art in cardiac care. AliveCor empowers people
worldwide to proactively manage heart health and to vastly improve
the quality of care in the fight against heart disease. AliveCor's
KardiaMobile and KardiaBand products enable care teams and their
patients to easily, quickly and inexpensively detect and manage
abnormal heart rhythms.
AliveCor's deep neural network assesses heart rate data, as well
as physical activity and other influencing factors, to help
patients develop deeper insights into their heart rhythm. Over
time, AliveCor's analysis of biometric data will work to evaluate a
range of serious heart conditions and even changes in blood
chemistry. The use of artificial intelligence will help add meaning
to patient data, and facilitate important improvements in insights,
therapies, and procedures.
"This recognition of AliveCor as the leader in artificial
intelligence validates our leadership in the collection and
analysis of patient generated data to help patients and providers
assess and manage heart conditions more conveniently, more quickly,
and less expensively than ever before," said Vic Gundotra, CEO of AliveCor.
In 2017, Fast Company's number one ranking in Artificial
Intelligence went to Google. AliveCor's AI is explored in depth at
www.alivecor.com/technology.
Most Innovative Companies is one of Fast Company's
most significant and highly anticipated editorial efforts of the
year. To produce the 2018 list, Fast Company editors,
reporters, and contributors surveyed thousands of enterprises
across the globe to identify the most notable innovations of the
year and trace the impact of those initiatives on business,
industry, and the larger culture.
About Fast Company
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About AliveCor
AliveCor, Inc. is pioneering the
creation of FDA-cleared machine learning techniques to enable
proactive heart care and is recognized around the world for
transforming cardiac care. The FDA-cleared KardiaMobile is the most
clinically validated mobile EKG solution on the market. It is
recommended by leading cardiologists and used by people worldwide
for accurate EKG recordings. KardiaMobile, and KardiaBand, when
paired with the Kardia app provide instant analysis for detecting
atrial fibrillation (AF) and normal sinus rhythm in an EKG. Kardia
is the first A.I. enabled platform to help clinicians manage
patients for the early detection of atrial fibrillation, the most
common cardiac arrhythmia and one that leads to a five times
greater risk of stroke. KardiaBand is the first FDA-cleared medical
device accessory for Apple Watch. AliveCor is a privately-held
company headquartered in Mountain View,
Calif. For more information, visit alivecor.com.
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