What ASCEND Cardiovascular does

ASCEND Cardiovascular, founded in 2000 as ASCEND HIT and rebranded in December 2022, is a private cardiovascular IT software company headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, that sells a purpose-built platform for cardiovascular structured reporting, image visualization, telepresence, and analytics. Its products include the ASCEND CV core reporting platform, the InView zero-footprint DICOM viewer powered by the patented CHIP (Categorical Hanging Image Protocols) AI for automated echo image organization, the Gen3Echo advanced echocardiography platform, Catalyst LIVE vendor-neutral telepresence, ASCEND Analytics with the Stratus usage-optimization module, and a Pediatric Cardiology Suite for congenital heart disease care launched in March 2026.

The platform is built on an open-schema data architecture that integrates with Epic Cupid, GE MacLab, Philips Xper, Oracle/Cerner, and enterprise imaging platforms from Konica Minolta, Sectra, Visage, and Agfa, and layers third-party AI from Us2.ai, Ventripoint VMS+, and Epsilon Imaging for automated measurements and 3D modeling. ASCEND generates revenue through enterprise software licenses and subscriptions sold via direct field sales to hospital cardiovascular service lines; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The installed base spans 1,185 hospitals across 693 health systems with 27.6 million+ procedure reports generated and approximately 49,506 users, and the company is led by CEO Dr. Jeff Soble, a practicing cardiologist. Recent strategic moves include the November 2025 Konica Minolta strategic partnership, the Ventripoint VMS+ integration, and the Epsilon Imaging strain integration, alongside ongoing partnerships with Epic, GE Healthcare, Philips, and Sectra.

Name

ASCEND Cardiovascular

Legal name

ASCEND Cardiovascular LLC

Website

https://ascendcv.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ASCEND Cardiovascular provides purpose-built cardiovascular IT software — structured reporting, AI-powered image visualization, telepresence, and analytics — to 1,185 hospitals across 693 health systems in North America, integrating with Epic, GE, Philips, and enterprise imaging platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiovascular IT Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient App, Adherence & Engagement for RPM Programs (HLACAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtual Nursing, Telemonitoring & Command Center Platforms (HLACAFAH)

Keywords

• Cardiovascular reporting software
• Medical imaging analytics
• Cardiology workflow solutions
• DICOM image viewer
• Healthcare IT platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Cardiovascular IT Software Licenses and Subscriptions: ASCEND generates revenue through enterprise software licenses and subscriptions for their cardiovascular structured reporting, image visualization, analytics, and collaboration platforms. The company provides comprehensive solutions that hospitals and health systems deploy across their cardiovascular service lines, suggesting a subscription or perpetual license model with implementation and support services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ASCEND Cardiovascular develops and sells enterprise cardiovascular IT software for hospitals and health systems. The platform combines multi-modality structured reporting (echo, cath, CT, MR, EP, nuclear, vascular, pediatric), AI-driven DICOM image visualization, vendor-neutral telepresence for live clinical collaboration, and analytics across the cardiovascular care continuum. The software is purpose-built for cardiology service lines and integrates with EHRs, PACS, and imaging modalities.

Product overview

ASCEND Cardiovascular offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the ASCEND CV core structured reporting platform. The portfolio includes specialized reporting modules (AdultEcho, Cardiac Cath, Cardiovascular CT, Cardiovascular MR, Electrophysiology, NonInvasive Vascular, Nuclear Cardiology, Pediatric Echo), image visualization (InView with AI-powered CHIP technology), virtual collaboration (Catalyst LIVE telepresence), analytics (ASCEND Analytics with Stratus usage optimization), and the advanced echocardiography platform (Gen3Echo). Supporting modules include Catalyst LEARN training and Professional Services. The products share a unified open-schema data architecture designed to connect across modalities, devices, and enterprise systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASCEND CV: Cardiovascular structured reporting platform spanning full breadth of cardiovascular subspecialties
• InView
• ASCEND Analytics
• Catalyst LIVE
• Catalyst LEARN
• Gen3Echo
• ASCEND Stratus
• Service Line Management

Products and services

• ASCEND CV Enterprise cardiovascular structured reporting and workflow platform spanning the full breadth of cardiovascular subspecialties including adult echo, cardiac cath, CT, MR, electrophysiology, vascular, nuclear cardiology, and pediatric echo. Connects deeply across the clinical ecosystem and automatically integrates data into structured, specialty-specific reports. Designed for hospital and health system cardiovascular service lines.
• ASCEND InView High-performance zero-footprint DICOM cardiovascular viewer powered by AI. Features the patented CHIP (Categorical Hanging Image Protocols) technology that automatically classifies and organizes echo images by view, modality, and pathology for intelligent interpretation and synchronized prior study comparisons. Targeted at cardiology reading workflows.
• ASCEND Catalyst LIVE Vendor-neutral telepresence solution that streams real-time audio, video, and imaging from modalities and physiologic devices, creating an immersive collaborative environment for care teams across interventional radiology, cardiology, electrophysiology, surgery, ICU, and emergency care. Meets HIPAA and CIS IoT security requirements.
• ASCEND Analytics Open-schema analytics suite that creates an accessible, connected cardiovascular data ecosystem. Delivers real-time clinical and operational insights through 100+ pre-built reports, registry and accreditation automation, and integration with Tableau and Power BI for cardiovascular service lines.
• ASCEND Pediatric Cardiology Suite Purpose-built multi-modality reporting platform for congenital heart disease care from fetal through adulthood. Includes modernized Mullins diagrams, SVG-designed interactive diagrams, and comprehensive coverage for cath, echo, MR, CT, EP, and analytics across the CHD lifecycle. Targeted at pediatric cardiology programs.
• Gen3Echo Advanced echocardiography platform combining structured reporting, intelligent image viewing, advanced analytics, and deep AI integration. Built to accelerate workflow while strengthening diagnostic precision, connecting imaging, measurements, and enterprise systems into a harmonized experience for echocardiography labs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports 27,631,056 procedure reports across customer installations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability12 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Konica Minolta Healthcare AmericascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2025Strategic partnership announced at RSNA 2025 to deliver a unified and complete enterprise imaging solution for hospital cardiology departments and cardiology practices. The collaboration addresses the critical need for purpose-built cardiovascular solutions within enterprise imaging environments, combining Konica Minolta's Exa Enterprise platform with ASCEND's specialized cardiovascular workflows.
• Ventripoint Diagnostics Ltd.coreTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2024Non-exclusive licensing agreement for Ventripoint's VMS+ proprietary technology integrated into ASCEND's Gen3Echo platform. VMS+ provides AI-based 3D visualization synthesized from 2D echo data with accuracy comparable to cardiac MRI. The partnership enables pediatric and adult echocardiographers to access advanced volumetric measurements within the ASCEND workflow.
• Us2.aicoreTechnology or Integration · 16 May 2023Partnership to bring AI-assisted echocardiography integration to ASCEND's cardiovascular workflow. Us2.ai's FDA-cleared and CE Marked echocardiogram algorithms automate measurements and CV disease detection reporting. Integration with InView provides fully automated echocardiography analysis and detection capabilities.
• EpiccoreTechnology or IntegrationDeep interoperability enabling seamless integration with Epic Cupid for invasive cardiology reporting workflow. Multi-vendor interfaces automate collection of relevant data points from Epic Cupid, Philips Xper, GE MacLab, and other hemodynamic procedural reporting systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ASCENDCV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ascend-cardiovascular

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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