InsightsCare – July 2019

38 |July 2019|

Transformative AI

Revolutionizing Healthcare with Deep Learning

n eminent start-up that creates artificial

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intelligent algorithms to predict acute outcomes

of chronic diseases is Transformative AI. The

start-up’s vision is to develop a suite of AI-enabled

predictive analytics for a wide range of medical

conditions.

A Unique Approach

Today, globally, over six million people per year suffer

from Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia (VT), which is a

precursor to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). There is no

existing cardiac monitoring technology that can

automatically and accurately warn healthcare providers

of an oncoming arrest. Instead, bystanders or healthcare

providers rush to begin delivering cardiopulmonary

resuscitation (CPR) and if possible, prepare for

defibrillation. Transformative AI is aimed at changing

this scenario and with this goal, the start-up has its initial

focus on predicting Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) before

it occurs.

Using advanced AI and statistical analysis techniques

from Cambridge University and CERN, Transformative

AI’s algorithm detects minute changes in patient

physiology and predicts an imminent real-time risk of

SCA. The unique algorithm would serve as the basis for

an early warning system that would improve patient-

survival for a broad spectrum of high-risk patients. This

approach maximizes the time for clinicians to provide

timely defibrillation, providing patients with the best

chance of survival and creating a step change in the

rapid-response workflow.

Furthermore, predictive monitoring holds the potential to

prevent ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) from

developing in a subset of patients. Thus, early warning

can usher in a new era of research into the use of

antiarrhythmic medicines to prevent SCA. The

company’s second wave of products will build upon its

initial work by improving care for related cardiac

conditions. Transformative AI believes that AI will

generate massive value when it is used to transform

healthcare workflows.

About the Trio

Dr. Marek Sirendi, one of the Co-founders, previously

worked as a data scientist on the Large Hadron Collider

at CERN, where he performed the world’s most precise

measurement of the W boson and designed real-time

decision algorithms for LHC collisions. He holds a PhD

We believe that with AI, we

can transform healthcare

workflows and save lives

while generating value for

patients, health systems,

and society

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