Heart Rhythm Society’s HRX 2024 Draws Cardiovascular Innovators to Atlanta

July 30, 2024 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) is gearing up for HRX 2024, bringing cardiovascular health innovators to Georgia’s capital city. HRX is an unconventional gathering of clinicians, engineers, developers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors that inspires collaborative idea generation and pushes the boundaries of innovation in cardiovascular medicine. Coordinators say HRX is planned to support innovators across the entire health innovation cycle, supporting their journey from discovery, invention, translation, commercialization, and effective clinical use.

The event, held at the Signia by Hilton Atlanta, brings together innovators in one space for the duration of the conference to gain insights into regulatory approvals, clinical trials, market acceptance and the integration of new technologies into patient care. In this intimate setting, attendees will discover groundbreaking breakthroughs, capitalize on opportunities, share insights and engage in meaningful discussions to develop unique solutions to today’s greatest challenges.

“We are thrilled to be back together at HRX for the third year,” said HRX Executive Producer Jennifer Silva, MD, of Washington University. She added, “Research and innovation are critical to continuing to develop and identify new and emerging technologies in cardiovascular medicine, and HRX is where ideas are born and brought to life.”

HRX is described as a global health and technology conference that brings together clinicians, engineers, product developers, investors, entrepreneurs, regulators, non-profits and patient advocacy groups. It provides a platform for stakeholders to collectively explore the latest innovations and share respective challenges while envisioning future solutions.

HRX 2024 Program Highlights

In addition to the HRX roundtables, networking breaks/lunch, below is a list of some concurrent sessions, educational presentations and discussions.

On Thursday September 5thsessions include:

Ensuring Techquity in Healthcare Innovation and Implementation: Challenges and Opportunities: Demilade Adedinsewo | Aubrey Grant | Ramsey Wehbe | Uday Kumar | Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

Digital innovation, AI and the future of cardiac electrophysiology: Hamid Ghanbari | Jagmeet Singh | Thomas Deering | Demilade Adedinsewo | Chanho Lim

Current FDA Topics: Jennifer Kozen

It takes a village: NIH product development funding as part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem: Renée Arnold | Kenneth Nelson | Mohan Thanikachalam | Julia Berzhanskaya

During the second day of HRX 2024, Friday September 6thIn addition to networking and roundtable discussions, the program includes the following:

HRX Pitch Competition #1

Cardiac arrest, the next digital health frontier: Mina K. Chung | Sumeet Chugh | Richard Prijs | Jennifer Kozen | Jill Schaeffer

Joint session HRX/SCRN: The role of robotics in current and future care for cardiac rhythm patients: J. Peter Weiss | David Fischel | Daniel Kuiper

Examples of HRX roundtable discussions include:

Optimization of clinical operations and nursing: Janet Han | Michael Rosenberg | Emeka Anyanwu | Kevin Thomas

The electrophysiologist as an entrepreneur in remote monitoring: Niraj Varma | James Allred | Manish Wadhwa | Arnaud Rosier

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Contemporary strategies in patients with cryptogenic stroke: detection of atrial fibrillation and treatment pathways: Brett Meyer | Jonathan Hsu | Laura Flynn

Also on Friday, Maria Berkman will co-host a keynote session with Jennifer N. Avari Silva on How to Become a Tech VC Without Really Trying.

On Saturday September 7thsessions include:

Allied Professionals: Bridging the Gap Between Industry and Clinical Care: Julie Shea | Rebecca Yapejian | Robin Leahy | Deb Halligan | Elizabeth Davenport

Joint session HRX/SCMR: How can innovations in cardiac MRI and AI enable EP and Treatment of heart rhythm disorders: Michael Mark| Kate Hanneman| Matthias Friedrich

Summary IV: Moderated by Krishna Pundi

Data-driven heart failure management – AI-driven innovations: Marat Fudim | Jay Edelberg

Additionally, the planners noted that the special events and opportunities are intended to stimulate cardiovascular innovation by offering:

Key Opinion Leaders: More than 100 key opinion leaders (KOLs) from a variety of disciplines including medicine, technology, government and business will be in attendance, sharing their real-world insights and fresh perspectives.
ConneXions Lounge: A brand new ConneXions Lounge creates a productive space where participants can meet 1:1 with future partners and employees.
Pitch Competition: Innovators who are not yet commercially active are given a unique platform to present their groundbreaking products, services and solutions to a distinguished jury and potential investors, while competing for prizes and cash awards.

“HRX provides an incredibly unique opportunity for attendees to collaborate with the brightest minds across multiple industries, including influential government agencies like the FDA and NIH,” said HRX Executive Co-Producer Suneet Mittal, MD, Valley Health System. “Each year, we are excited to see how this immersive, collaborative setting creates a space where we can come together and truly shape the future of medicine,” Mittal added.

The Heart Rhythm Society is the international leader in science, education, and advocacy for heart rhythm care professionals and patients, and the premier source of information about heart rhythm disorders. Its mission is to improve patient care through research, education, and the promotion of optimal health care policies and standards. Founded in 1979 and based in Washington, DC, it has a membership of more than 8,600 heart rhythm care professionals from more than 90 countries.

More information: www.HRSonline.org