Cardiac Surgery Companion
Before & after heart surgery
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Cardiac Surgery Patient Companion is a calm, plain-language guide for anyone facing heart surgery — and for the family beside them. It walks you through the whole journey, from the days before your operation to the weeks of recovery at home.
Choose the operation your surgeon discussed with you and read it at your own pace. Every guide is written to be reassuring and easy to follow, without jargon.
WHAT'S INSIDE
• Guides to 13 heart operations — coronary bypass (CABG), valve repair and replacement, minimally invasive bypass and valve surgery, left atrial appendage clipping, aortic aneurysm and dissection surgery, the Maze procedure, septal myectomy, septal-defect closure, heart transplant, LVAD and pericardiectomy
• Each guide in seven short chapters: what it is, why it's recommended, before surgery, the day of surgery, your time in hospital, recovery at home, and activity & driving
• A week-by-week recovery timeline
• My path: a step-by-step view from surgery through intensive care, the ward and home
• Bookmark up to three operations — combined procedures are common — and keep them at the top of the home screen
• Tickable checklists for before surgery and for what to pack
• Optionally set your surgery date to see a countdown before surgery and "you are here" on the recovery timeline afterwards
• Save your own care team's phone number and call it from any screen
• A clear "When to get help" guide: which signs after surgery are an emergency, which mean calling your care team, and which are usually normal
• Supports larger text sizes (Dynamic Type) and VoiceOver
ENGLISH AND FRENCH
• Every screen in both languages — switch anytime with one tap
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No accounts, no sign-up, no ads, no analytics, no tracking
• Works fully offline. Everything you enter stays on your device
• One-time purchase: no subscription, no in-app purchases
IMPORTANT
This app is for general education only. It is independent of any hospital or care team and does not replace the advice of your own surgeon or care team. Always follow the instructions they give you, and call your care team or your local emergency number if something feels wrong.
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• A new first screen asks for your language — English or Français — before anything else
• The first-launch screens now scroll at the largest text sizes
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Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- David Drullinsky
- Size
- 2.5 MB
- Category
- Medical
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and French
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Frequent
Medical Treatment information
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 David Drullinsky