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Digital Apps for Physicians
Free, Accessible Clinical Expertise for Physicians: ViV Aortic, ViV Mitral, Valve PPM, Redo-TAV and PCI Opening Coronary Arteries
Empowering Physicians Worldwide with Cutting-Edge Cardiac Apps
As science evolves, innovation is alive and well. With the pace of advancing technology comes the opportunity and responsibility for clinical heart teams around the world to share expertise that improves care for all patients.
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) is committed to lifesaving heart research and education, including support of a library of digital applications created by passionate and renowned physicians. These apps share learnings from research using advanced technologies and techniques.
The Joseph F. and Mary M. Fleischhacker Family Foundation provided funding that made this library of apps possible across heart valve and coronary artery disease. To date, five apps have more than 132,000 downloads by physicians around the world.
Heart Valve Disease Digital Apps
The first of the apps was Valve-in-Valve Aortic, created by Dr. Vinayak Bapat as part of his passion for advancing patient care and sharing expertise he has maintained since beginning his career in cardiac surgery. Dr. Bapat’s library of valvular heart disease apps has expanded to four today:
- ViV Aortic: This app focuses on transcatheter valve-in-surgical valve procedures for the aortic valve. The app includes quick, clear and concise information about valve-in-valve replacement technology.
- ViV Mitral: This app focuses on transcatheter valve-in-surgical valve procedures for the mitral valve. The app includes quick, clear and concise information about valve-in-valve replacement technology.
- Valve PPM: This app focuses on patient-prosthesis mismatch, when the size of the valve replacement technology does not match the patient’s anatomy.
- Redo-TAV: This app provides guidance on patients’ CT analyses, coronary protection and placement of a second TAV device, video guidance of TAV explant procedures, and a standardized reporting system to support scientific research and registries.
Examples of content in the apps include:
- Case of the month: A library of cases is shared through the app; physicians are invited to submit cases to accelerate collective learning.
- Identify a valve: Helpful for physicians whose patient has an unknown valve prosthesis; the algorithm helps identify the valve based on imaging.
- Valve fracture: Information about valve fracturability has been added for reference.
- Collection of images and videos: The content continues to grow, with additional detail and learnings related to transcatheter technologies.
PCI: Opening Coronary Arteries App
The PCI app was created by Dr. Emmanouil Brilakis and focuses on opening coronary arteries with a step-by-step approach to percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). For complex cases involving chronic total occlusions (CTOs), the most severe, total blockages, collaborative research shared via digital platforms provides insight and learnings about treatment options and outcomes to guide the best clinical care.
The app shares clinical information with colleagues around the globe, including the steps involved in PCI-CTO, complex subgroups, complications, equipment and case videos.
