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Nov. 30, 2025 – Ascend Cardiovascular, a provider of purpose-built enterprise imaging for cardiology, and Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., a provider of medical diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver a unified and complete enterprise imaging solution for hospital cardiology departments and cardiology practices. The collaboration will address the critical need for integrated imaging platforms that empower clinicians across all cardiovascular subspecialties, without the compromises often found in all-encompassing, single-vendor systems.
Healthcare organizations are increasingly seeking a unified imaging enterprise to break down the disconnected data silos that increase cost and complexity, and prevent access to a full, longitudinal patient imaging record. While many solutions promise a comprehensive approach, they often fail to meet the nuanced, high-stakes needs of specialized departments like cardiology. This partnership directly addresses this challenge by combining Konica Minolta’s cloud-based Exa Enterprise solution with Ascend’s deep expertise in multimodality cardiovascular imaging workflows. Konica Minolta Healthcare showcased the multispecialty capabilities of Exa Enterprise at RSNA 2025 in Chicago.
By integrating Ascend’s solutions into Exa Enterprise, the platform will provide specialized workflows and tools for cardiac patients, including invasive, non-invasive, adult and pediatric.
“For too long, cardiology has been treated as an afterthought in broader enterprise imaging strategies,” said Dr. Jeffrey Soble, CEO of Ascend Cardiovascular. “The reality is, cardiology is an enterprise within the enterprise. Our solution creates a microcosm within the broader imaging ecosystem that is tailored to the unique needs of cardiovascular care and all its subspecialties. By partnering with Konica Minolta Healthcare, we are able to take that specialized, best-in-class approach and unify it with a trusted, enterprise-wide platform, offering healthcare systems the best of both worlds – complete, connected patient records without compromise.”
This partnership is a testament to Konica Minolta’s strategy of leveraging best-in-class partnerships to amplify Exa® PACS|RIS as a multi-specialty enterprise imaging offering. Exa Enterprise is designed to be an integrated ecosystem, and this collaboration with Ascend further strengthens its ability to provide comprehensive solutions for cardiology.
“At Konica Minolta, we are committed to providing healthcare enterprises with solutions that enable better care,” said Kevin Chlopecki, COO of Konica Minolta Healthcare IT. “We believe a truly unified enterprise imaging platform should be built using a best-in-class approach, providing the right solution to meet specific customer challenges and goals. Our partnership with Ascend Cardiovascular is a key step in this direction, as it offers a truly complete and uncompromised solution that fully empowers the complex, distinct workflows of cardiology.”
The unified solution is available to healthcare organizations seeking to adopt an integrated platform that supports their long-term clinical and operational goals.
For more information, visit healthcare.konicaminolta.us.
December 04, 2025 
