Pathway Labs EchoNext

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Sweeney, E. (2026, October 15). Pathway Labs EchoNext. TIME. https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/pathway-labs-echonext/

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TIME · collected 2026-10-19 · by Erica Sweeney

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Dr. Pierre Elias, founder of PathWay Labs and a professor at Columbia University, has developed an artificial intelligence tool called EchoNext. This tool analyzes routine electrocardiogram data to identify patients who need further ultrasounds for diagnosing structural heart issues. A 2025 study indicated that EchoNext outperformed cardiologists in identifying such problems. The FDA cleared the tool in June, and it is set to be implemented this year across major health systems and through the AI medical platform OpenEvidence.
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Dr. Pierre Elias, a medical director for AI at NewYork-Presbyterian and assistant professor of medicine and biomedical informatics at Columbia University, has developed EchoNext, an artificial intelligence tool that analyzes data from routine electrocardiograms to identify patients who need additional ultrasounds for diagnosing heart defects or abnormalities. A 2025 study demonstrated that EchoNext identified structural heart problems more accurately than cardiologists. The FDA granted clearance to EchoNext in June, and it will be available this year in multiple major health systems as well as through the AI medical platform OpenEvidence. Structural heart disease affects millions of people globally but often goes undetected until it progresses due to a lack of affordable routine screening options.

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🔮 Elias says EchoNext will be available in multiple major health systems this year, and will also be available for clinicians via the AI medical platform OpenEvidence.
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Columbia University EchoNext FDA NewYork-Presbyterian PathWay Labs

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So Dr. Pierre Elias, medical director for AI at NewYork-Presbyterian, assistant professor of medicine and biomedical informatics at Columbia University, and now founder and CEO of PathWay Labs, worked with his team to develop EchoNext, an AI tool that analyzes data from routine electrocardiograms to identify patients who need additional ultrasounds to diagnose heart defects or abnormalities.
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🔮 Elias says EchoNext will be available in multiple major health systems this year, and will also be available for clinicians via the AI medical platform OpenEvidence.
2026-10-19 · TIME
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Structural heart disease affects millions of people worldwide, yet it often goes undetected until it progresses because there’s no affordable routine screening. asserted
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So Dr. Pierre Elias, medical director for AI at NewYork-Presbyterian, assistant professor of medicine and biomedical informatics at Columbia University, and now founder and CEO of PathWay Labs, worked with his team to develop EchoNext, an AI tool that analyzes data from routine electrocardiograms to identify patients who need additional ultrasounds to diagnose heart defects or abnormalities. asserted
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A 2025 study showed that EchoNext identified structural heart problems more accurately than cardiologists, and the tool received FDA clearance in June. asserted
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Elias says EchoNext will be available in multiple major health systems this year, and will also be available for clinicians via the AI medical platform OpenEvidence. asserted
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