How accurate is smartphone-based cardiac scanning?

In validation, Sonus Health's analysis showed 95% agreement with board-certified veterinary cardiologists reviewing the same recordings, including scans taken by owners at home, as documented in our research. That agreement is what makes at-home scans worth charting between visits. And every full report is still read and signed by a board-certified veterinary cardiologist.

What species does Sonus Health support?

Sonus Health supports dogs and cats, with horses now available in beta. Our models are trained on large, species-specific cardiac datasets to account for differences in heart rate, anatomy, and acoustic profiles.

How quickly will I receive results?

AI-derived metrics such as heart rate, HRV, and murmur detection are available within seconds of recording. Cardiologist-reviewed reports are typically returned within 24 hours for 95% of submissions.

What's included in a Sonus Health report?

Before requesting a cardiologist report or veterinary review, every scan instantly shows preliminary results such as heart rate, heart rate variability, and indications of a possible murmur.A full cardiologist report includes confirmation or exclusion of a murmur, along with assessment of heart sounds and rhythm, including detection of gallop sounds and arrhythmias, and other clinically relevant findings identifiable on auscultation. It also includes a narrative clinical interpretation and guidance on potential next steps.

Free scans and a report are included on signup, with no credit card required. Clinics can place patients on monitoring plans according to clinical need, or use flexible credit bundles for ongoing access. Owners not linked to a clinic can also subscribe monthly, with additional cardiologist reports available as needed. Volume pricing is available for larger practices.

How do I scan my pet?

Place any smartphone against the animal's chest, no accessories needed. Record for at least 20 seconds in a quiet environment. For detailed species-specific instructions and a video guide, visit our how to scan page.

Better outcomes New revenue

Cardiac care that extends beyond the consulting room.

Sonus Health puts the scan in the owner's hands: at home, on the cadence your clinic sets. You watch the trend between visits, with a new line of recurring revenue built in.

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Free scans and a report on signup · No credit card required · No contract

Record · Willow

Awake & calm

0:12

Stop Recording

Willow AI Complete

19 Feb 2026 · 2:14 PM

Heart sounds normal

No murmurs detected

82

bpm · Heart Rate

45

ms · HRV

Rhythm Normal sinus rhythm

Stress Markers Low

Signal Quality Excellent

Heart Health Score

Based on rhythm, rate variability, and murmur analysis

Monthly Care Plan

4 of 12

Next scan: 15 Mar 2026 · Owner reminder queued

View Full Analysis

01 The gap

There has never been anything between the stethoscope and the Holter.

A ten-minute consultation once a year, a stethoscope, a hunch. If anything sounds off, a referral: weeks of waiting, hundreds of dollars, a stressed animal, and a conversation the owner may or may not agree to. In between, silence.

Sonus Health lives here

Longitudinal · Home or clinic · $120–230

Stethoscope

A 10-minute check. Once a year, if the owner comes in.

Included

Holter

24-hour ECG. Not commonly available. Stressful for the animal.

$400–800

Echo

Full cardiac ultrasound. Often specialist-only.

$650–1500

Cardiology

Full referral. Weeks of wait. Expensive.

$1000–2000

Stethoscope

A 10-minute check. Once a year.

Included
Sonus Health lives here

Longitudinal · Home or clinic · $120–230
Holter

24-hour ECG. Not commonly available.

$400–800
Echo

Full cardiac ultrasound. Often specialist-only.

$650–1500
Cardiology

Weeks of wait. Expensive.

$1000–2000

Before

Too much time between checks. Too many miles between the clinic and the specialist.

In the middle

Sonus Health lives here. Cheap enough to scan often, clinical enough to act on.

After

And because it does, a clinic can now offer what it couldn't before. And bill for it.

02 Specialist insights on tap

When something looks off,
a diplomate reports back within 24 hours.

Any recording can be escalated for specialist review with one tap. A board-certified veterinary cardiologist reads the data and signs off a full report.

Diplomate-signed

Read and signed by Diplomate ECVIM-CA / ACVIM cardiologists.
Murmur + arrhythmia assessment, in writing

Confirmation, characterisation, and clinical context, not just a flag.
Actionable next steps

Clinical narrative and recommendations your own team can act on.

24h

Turnaround for 95% of reports

100%

Diplomate-signed

Bella's Heart Scan Report

9yo Female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel · 22 Aug 2026

At a Glance

HR118 bpm

HRV34 (RMSSD)

MurmurSoft systolic murmur detected

ArrhythmiaNo indications detected

Other PathologiesNo indications detected

Overall Conclusion

We have identified a soft systolic heart murmur on the left side of the chest. The heart rate is mildly elevated at 118 bpm, which may reflect mild anxiety during the recording or early compensatory changes. Heart rate variability is within an acceptable range. Given the breed predisposition of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels to myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), we recommend an echocardiographic evaluation to assess the mitral valve structure and any associated chamber enlargement.

In Depth

This is a cardiac wellness assessment of Bella, a 9-year-old female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The recording was obtained via the Sonus Health smartphone application and has been reviewed by a veterinary cardiologist.

Dr. J. Harrison, DipACVIM (Cardiology)

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Track 01 Outcomes

The conditions a ten-minute consultation might miss.

Heart disease doesn't keep appointments; it progresses quietly between them. Sonus Health lets clinicians watch the heart at home, with the owner looking on.

Case · MMVD early detection

Luna

Cocker Spaniel · 9

Scans: 14 · Duration: 11 months · Specialist escalations: 1

Luna's stethoscope exam was unremarkable at her annual check. But her owner had been running a monthly Sonus Health scan at home. On the May recording, something subtle had shifted in the mitral valve sound. A diplomate cardiologist reviewed the file the same week and confirmed early-stage MMVD. Treatment began fourteen months earlier than it would have otherwise. Luna is still competing in agility trials.

"Getting a second opinion from a diplomate cardiologist, without the wait and stress of a referral, is a game-changer for how we manage cardiac patients."

Dr Laurent Locquet, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (Cardiology)

Owner engagement: 4× more monitoring touchpoints per year vs. annual-exam only
Validated at home: 95% agreement between owner-taken scans and diplomate cardiologist reads

Read Luna's full story See all patient stories

What this changes

See the heart over time, not just in a ten-minute appointment.

Monthly at-home scans produce a timeline where episodic exams produce snapshots. Progression becomes visible before symptoms do.

At-home scans that hold up to a diplomate's read.

Validated against diplomate cardiologists reading the same recordings, what the owner captures at home is data you can chart, not anecdote.

Give owners a reason to stay engaged between visits.

Monitoring becomes something the owner does with their vet, not something they forget about until next year's renewal.

Track 02 Economics

$15–20k a year, from the caseload you already have.

Every "let's keep an eye on it" is monitoring your clinic already prescribes and doesn't bill for. Care Plans turn that instinct into a scheduled, chargeable service.

Illustrative. Actual revenue varies with local pricing, caseload, and how many patients you place on plans.

Where the patient's spend goes today

Cardiology referral

$1000–2000

Leaves the clinic

Echocardiogram

$650–1500

Specialist-only

Holter monitor

$400–800

Referral-only

Sonus Health Care Plan

$120–230

Stays with the clinic · 30–50% margin

Sonus Health isn't a cheaper echocardiogram. It's the monitoring step that didn't exist before: accessible enough to scan often, rigorous enough to escalate on.

Care Plan unit economics · example scenarios

Client price

$160

per year · 4 scans + annual review

Clinic cost

$95

Platform cost + clinic time

Clinic margin

$65

41% margin

Touchpoints

4

scans + 1 review per year

The most common Care Plan. Senior dogs, annual monitoring, no active condition. Owners book once and the clinic sees recurring revenue with minimal consult-room time.

Illustrative unit economics. Actual margin varies with local pricing, Sonus Health volume tier, and whether the clinic delivers the scan in-clinic or enables the owner to scan at home.

Clinic margin, by design

30–50%

Baked into the suggested retail price of every Care Plan. Not a bonus. Not a bolt-on. The economic model of the product.

03 If you're the one bringing this in

You've seen the case.
Here's what you need to make it.

Most vets who bring Sonus Health into a clinic aren't the ones who sign the invoice. So here's the case to walk next door with, in the practice owner's language.

Asset 01 · The 90-second pitch

Hi [Practice Owner],

I've been looking at Sonus Health. It's a smartphone-based cardiac screening and monitoring tool. Thirty-second scan, AI-driven HR/HRV/murmur detection, specialist review on demand.

What's different: it fills the space between the stethoscope and the Holter. We don't currently offer anything there. Owners either wait until symptoms force a referral, or they don't come in at all. With Sonus Health, we can sell longitudinal Care Plans (annual scans, medication follow-up, post-diagnosis monitoring) at a 30–50% clinic margin. Real revenue, from a service we literally couldn't offer before.

They offer free scans and a report on signup, with no credit card required. I'd like to register the clinic and try it on my next few senior consults. Once we've got a handful of data points, I'll walk you through what we're seeing.

[You]

Hi [Practice Owner],

I've been looking at Sonus Health. It's a smartphone-based cardiac screening and monitoring tool. Thirty-second scan, AI-driven HR/HRV/murmur detection, specialist review on demand.

What's different: it fills the space between the stethoscope and the Holter. We don't currently offer anything there. Owners either wait until symptoms force a referral, or they don't come in at all. With Sonus Health, we can sell longitudinal Care Plans (annual scans, medication follow-up, post-diagnosis monitoring) at a 30–50% clinic margin. Real revenue, from a service we literally couldn't offer before.

They offer free scans and a report on signup, with no credit card required. I'd like to register the clinic and try it on my next few senior consults. Once we've got a handful of data points, I'll walk you through what we're seeing.

[You]

Asset 02 · Three numbers to quote

30–50%: Clinic margin on every Care Plan, built into the suggested retail price.
24h: Typical turnaround for diplomate-approved specialist reports (95% of submissions).
$0: Setup cost. No credit card to register. No contract, no exit fee.

Asset 03 · The testimonial worth quoting

"The reports are accurate, professional, and integrate seamlessly into our clinical workflow."

Madlen Tsoneva, DVM · Veterinary Clinic Ruse, Bulgaria

Start the pilot yourself.
Let the data walk you in.

Free scans and a report on signup, no credit card required. Run them on your next few senior patients. Walk into your practice owner's office with data from your own clinic, not ours.

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04 Two voices, same truth

Why cardiology is on board. Why clinics are using it daily.

Dr Laurent Locquet using Sonus Health to scan a dog — Dr Laurent Locquet, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (Cardiology)

Veterinary Cardiologist

The clinician

Sonus has enabled earlier identification of cardiac conditions and supports consistent monitoring both in-clinic and at home. The reports are accurate, professional, and integrate seamlessly into our clinical workflow, providing clear evidence to support discussions with owners around further diagnostics such as echocardiography.