{"id":6578,"date":"2025-04-23T12:41:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=6578"},"modified":"2025-04-23T12:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:41:56","slug":"fda-clears-ai-based-heartfocus-echo-software-by-deski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/fda-clears-ai-based-heartfocus-echo-software-by-deski\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Clears AI-Based HeartFocus Echo Software by DESKi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>FDA Clears AI-Based HeartFocus Echo Software by DESKi<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Source: Health Imaging \/ ACC.25 coverage<\/div>\n<div>Date: April 2025 (specific article date not listed; data presented at ACC.25)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2e3b<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Take-Home Messages:<\/div>\n<div><span> 1. FDA Clearance:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 French medtech company DESKi received FDA clearance for its AI-powered echocardiography software HeartFocus.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 This approval enables the software to be used clinically in the United States.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 2. Function &amp; Purpose:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 HeartFocus is designed to help any healthcare professional, regardless of echo training, perform high-quality echocardiograms.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 It can be used with any type of ultrasound machine\u2014big, small, or handheld\u2014and it gives step-by-step instructions to help the user capture all the right heart images.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Clinical Need &amp; Innovation:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Addresses the global shortage of cardiologists and trained sonographers, especially in rural and underserved areas.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 The AI platform allows non-specialists to obtain diagnostic-quality echo images confidently.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 4. Expert Endorsement:\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>It can be used with any type of ultrasound machine\u2014big, small, or handheld\u2014and it gives step-by-step instructions to help the user capture all the right heart images.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span> 5. ACC.25 Data:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Presented at ACC.25, the clinical trial included 200+ patients.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Results showed that novice users using HeartFocus achieved echo quality comparable to expert cardiologists and sonographers.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartfocus.ai\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.heartfocus.ai\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FDA Clears AI-Based HeartFocus Echo Software by DESKi Source: Health Imaging \/ ACC.25 coverage Date: April 2025 (specific article date not listed; data presented at ACC.25) \u2e3b Take-Home Messages: 1. FDA Clearance: \u2022 French medtech company DESKi received FDA clearance for its AI-powered echocardiography software HeartFocus. \u2022 This approval enables the software to be used [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6583,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6578\/revisions\/6583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}