Cardiac Surgery Companion

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.