ABOUT

Lucia’s mission is to advance guideline-based treatment, starting with AFib and the prevention of stroke.

A 2017 study of nearly 95,000 stroke victims with previously known Atrial Fibrillation found that 84% of patients were not on appropriate guideline-recommended preventative therapy.

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That’s 79,000 strokes that could have been prevented.

Today, 8 out of 10 individuals living with Atrial Fibrillation may not be on guideline-recommended preventative therapy.

When patients are at the hospital ER, in front of clinicians, our health system is presented with a critical opportunity to get them on guideline treatment and on a path to successfully managing their AFib. We believe technology can play a pivotal role in allowing healthcare providers to safely and effectively manage AFib and prevent stroke.

By using technology to facilitate guideline-based care, we believe we can save lives, improve outcomes, and lower healthcare costs.

The Team

Dr. Ungab is a private practice Cardiac Electrophysiologist and former Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in San Diego, CA. He served as a member on R&D committees at Boston Scientific, St Jude, and Biotronik. Dr. Ungab was also a co-founder of Geneva Healthcare Solutions, a remote monitoring company (Acquired by BioTelemetry Inc.). He is passionate about advancing medical technology to improve patient care and the healthcare system.

Mathew holds a BA in Economics from Columbia University in New York. He brings 10 years of experience as a finance professional, including 9 years at TIAA, a Fortune 100 asset management company. As a former Equity Research Analyst, Mathew developed a wealth of knowledge analyzing companies across a diverse set of industries, including Biotechnology. He is dedicated to applying his background to improve healthcare economics.

Electrophysiology Advisors

Gregory Feld, MD
Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology,
UC San Diego Health

Michael Gold, MD, PhD
Michael E Assey Professor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina

Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD
Director of Pacemaker and ICD Services,
UC San Diego Health.

Mehak Dhande, MD, MS
Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Physician Scientist – UPMC

Emergency Medicine Advisors

W. Frank Peacock, MD
Vice Chair of Research, Baylor College of Medicine

Christopher Baugh, MD, MBA
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Theodore Chan, MD
Chair of the Dept. of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego Health

James Killeen, MD
Director of Information Technology Dept. of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego Health

Industry Advisors

Resources

84% of stroke victims with previously known AFib were not on guideline recommended anticoagulation.

AFib patients discharged from the ER untreated are 2.7x more likely to die, stroke, or be readmitted in a year.

40% of AFib patients seen by a cardiologist receive inadequate anticoagulation.