First Comprehensive Software Application to Offer Single Platform for AF Patient Management
BOSTON, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- eCardio Diagnostics (www.ecardio.com) announced the launch of its NEW Atrial Fibrillation Information System (AFIS(TM)) today at Heart Rhythm 2009, the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society. AFIS(TM) is an informatics solution that presents a longitudinal view of atrial fibrillation and tachyarrhythmic patients for teaching, research or clinical management. It is the first comprehensive software application to gather all associated clinical information in one place for AF patient management.
“Managing patients with atrial fibrillation is a daunting task, requiring the physician to evaluate numerous data sources, such as films, sonogram images and ECG reports,” noted Nassir Marrouche, MD, Director of the Atrial Fibrillation Program at the University of Utah School of Medicine. “We developed AFIS(TM) to provide a single-platform application that not only gathers relevant clinical information in one place, but also provides a number of analytical tools to enable doctors to provide the best care for our patients.”
Designed specifically to meet the needs of electrophysiologists in academic medicine, AFIS(TM) captures imaging, monitoring, procedural reports, clinic notes and patient history to provide clinicians with the most longitudinal data set on which to render treatment decisions. AFIS(TM) provides multi-factorial analysis tools for:
AFIS(TM) has been developed in collaboration with the University of Utah School of Medicine and is overseen by the Atrial Fibrillation Physician Advisory Board whose members include:
AFIS(TM) will be installed at a select number of institutions in 2009 and will be available at additional centers next year.
About eCardio Diagnostics
eCardio Diagnostics, www.ecardio.com, is the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive and advanced technologies, devices, services and solutions for the diagnosis, monitoring and subsequent clinical management of cardiac arrhythmias, predominantly in the ambulatory setting. eCardio provides leading-edge diagnostic innovations and solutions that optimize the flexibility, speed and accuracy of cardiac arrhythmia diagnoses--contributing to the timeliest, most effective and appropriate management of cardiac patients.
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rmoore@ecardio.com, or Andrea Geraci, +1-281-465-5200, ageraci@ecardio.com,
both of eCardio Diagnostics
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