The Heart Apps
ViV Aortic, ViV Mitral, Valve PPM, Redo-TAV, and PCI Opening Coronary Arteries
Free, accessible clinical expertise for physicians.
Saving lives. One app at a time.
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) is a leading nonprofit research and education institution in the country. With over 230 active research studies and publications ongoing each year, the organization improves the cardiovascular health of individuals and communities through innovative research and education. Their library of apps, envisioned by renowned physicians, help share research and expertise across heart valve and coronary artery disease specialties to help save the lives of patients around the globe.
Global Impacts
80,000+
Downloads from physicians
all over the world.
71 Countries
Users across the globe.
500,000+
Surgeries completed
using the apps.
1.5 Hours
Average engagement time
across all MHIF apps.
Key Takeaways
The apps allow physicians and researchers to share
data globally.All apps in the MHIF library are free.
Physicians are not required to create user accounts or provide personal information to use the apps.
A low-code backend allows researchers to manage critical data without developer intervention.
The Heart Valve
Disease Apps
The Heart Valve Disease App suite provides procedural guidelines, best practices, and clinical scenarios to aid physicians in treating patients with numerous heart disease conditions.
“...the most complex app (Redo TAV) we have yet developed, which will have global impact on how complex patients are treated...”
- Vinayak Papat
Chief of Cardiac Surgery,
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation®
PCI App
The PCI app is an educational tool to help cardiologists overcome challenges and improve the outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention by presenting the algorithms used through an easy to access, free app.
“… the app was a valuable addition. The agency stood out for their high-quality work and excellent service. The team managed the project seamlessly; they communicated effectively and were easy to work with.”
- Emmanouil Brilakis
Director & Chairman,
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation®
A Low-Code Solution accessible to Medical Researchers around the globe.
In addition to creating the apps, we needed to create a way for researchers all over the world to maintain them. Utilizing an existing relational database app to hold the data pushed to the apps through the cloud the app library can be managed by its users. This low-code solution gives MHIF the ability to only push new data out to the apps and easily update app content as necessary. Only new or updated data is pushed to users’ phones upon launch of the app if any changes were made. And with offline operability, the apps’ users around the world have access to app databases and physician recommendations even in the most remote parts of the globe.
