CardioSmart Heart Explorer: A Review

CardioSmart Heart Explorer is a free medical lifestyle app developed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation for Android devices. The app is designed to enhance the clinician-patient relationship by providing high-resolution cardiac graphics and animations to review and discuss common heart problems and treatment options with patients and their caregivers.

The app’s main feature is the ability to explore the structure of an animated 3-D beating heart by swiping up or down through 9 basic layers of rotatable cardiac anatomy. Additionally, anterior and cross-sectional cardiac views are readily available to swipe through, highlighting normal and pathological functions with easy-to-understand, high-resolution, 3-D and 2-D graphics. The media gallery also offers a scrollable list of helpful explanatory animations and interactive displays.

It is important to note that the app is for evaluation only and should not be used for clinical purposes. All support is provided on an as-is, as-available basis. A “Send Feedback” link is available for users to provide feedback on the app’s features and functions.