Cardiac-focused startup Eko updates app to include heart-disease-detecting AI algorithm

Heart-health-focused startup Eko is launching a new version of its Eko app, which uses an AI algorithm to help detect heart disease. The new app can be paired with one of Eko's smart stethoscopes and is equipped with an AI software algorithm, which was FDA-cleared in 2020. According to Eko, its AI algorithm for heart-murmur detection has a 87.5% sensitivity and 87.8% specificity. In 2020, Eko scored FDA 510(k) clearance for its atrial-fibrillation- and heart-murmur-detection algorithm.

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Eko Devices, Inc.

Eko is your partner in providing the highest standard of cardiovascular care. The ability to listen is the ability to care. Eko understands how important listening can be for clinicians. We create digital health solutions that enable healthcare providers, researchers and entire health systems to change how we care for the heart. Together, we can evolve the science of auscultation and empower the art of caring. Eko enables clinicians with the ability to provide the best cardiac care possible. We are a committed partner to the providers and scientists on the front lines of care. Eko is passionate about understanding and finding better ways to understand the heart. Through thoughtful research and study we are constantly expanding our knowledge.

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