Cardio Valve vs CONNECTPlus

Cardio Valve is an innovative mobile tool developed to support echocardiography professionals in their effort of assesing the functionality of implanted prosthetic cardiac valves. The application provides guidelines for assesing an already implanted valve (Check Prosthesis) and for choosing a valve before implantation (Optimal Prosthesis). The algorithms behind the App have been derived after an extensive research of the published materials on the aortic and mitral prosthetic valve assessment. - Check Prosthesis After selecting a particular valve type, the patient characteristics (weight/height) and the prosthesis actual parameters (peak velocity, mean gradient, VTI prosthesis, VTI LVOT and LVOTd), Cardio Valve will provide the user with an answer regarding the normal function of the valve, the potential patient prosthesis mismatch or the intrinsic prosthesis dysfunction. - Optimal Prosthesis The user will be required to select a valve position (aortic/mitral) and the patient characteristics (weight/height) and Cardio Valve will instantly indicate the minimum Effective Orifice Area (EOA) in order to avoid Patient Prosthesis Mismatch (PPM).

CONNECTPlus will help you to manage your conditions and treatments, in a single place. This award winning app has been developed with patients and clinical teams across the NHS. The app contains a wide range of conditions and treatments and more are being added all the time. After downloading the app you can search for your local healthcare organisation and your conditions and treatments. You will find clinically assured and regularly updated information on a wide range of conditions and procedures*. CONNECTPlus will enable you to become more knowledgeable about your conditions, monitor your symptoms, understand your treatment pathways, manage your medications and connect you to your local healthcare team. Key features: - Information about your conditions and treatments - Easy to understand information videos - Answers to frequently asked questions - Appointment diary with reminders and question prompts - Medication management tools* - Patient pathway tracker* - Symptom trackers* - Contact details for your clinical care teams - Signposting to condition specific charities *Range of conditions and features dependant on your local healthcare organisation