In the field of instructional tools, the BIFURCAID App has been developed as a way of guiding and teaching interventional cardiologists the world over the completely different techniques of coronary bifurcation interventions, in a step-by-step manner. The App is a combined effort of the Interventional Cardiology division at Mount Sinai Heart headed by Dr. Annapoorna Kini and her team of fellows: Dr. Samith Bhatheja and Dr. Surbhi Chamaria, and the Sinai AppLab headed by Dr. Ashish Atreja and his software program improvement team. Illustrations have been contributed by Christopher Smith at the Medical Illustrations division.

Bifurcation means ‘the division of something into two branches or parts’. Coronary bifurcations are thought of as some of the challenging interventions given the technical experience required and the myriad steps concerned. In this complicated and advance area of interventions, there is not any interactive device out there that aids in this strategy of stenting. This app simplifies the process of coronary bifurcation and is an educative software for younger professionals. It is extremely consumer friendly and is a good medium for interventionalists to assist guide them throughout their procedures.

The app provides:

• The basics of bifurcation stenting and the reasons behind the use of specific tools through the glossary part.

• Two separate sections for the completely different entities of Left Main Bifurcation and Non Left Main Bifurcation for the explanation that techniques are totally different within the two illness processes.

• An easy method to navigate forwards and backwards between the assorted combos and permutations of illness in the principle and aspect department to plot a remedy plan and walks the user by way of each step of the approach.

• A glossary part titled ‘The Basics’ that has a detailed description of all of the gear required, together with the sort of information and guidewires to use and the dimensions and type of balloons and stents to use in several scenarios.

• A part relating to strategies of troubleshooting when wires or stent supply techniques and balloons are difficult to deliver.

• Hyperlinks to the glossary part from the text in the main app which will help the person reference the text without having to exit that exact step within the algorithm.