HeartAngel wins Rep. Mike Levin’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in California’s 49th District

When asked what inspired the creation of HeartAngel, Weiting Wang said, “The inspiration for creating HeartAngel originates from a deeply personal and urgent recognition of how critical timely and high-quality CPR can be in saving lives. While observing the challenges faced during cardiac emergencies, I realized that many lives are lost not because people lack the willingness to help, but because they lack immediate knowledge, guidance, or access to life-saving tools. Other times, life-saving measures are ineffective because compressions are either inaccurate or inefficient. It’s hard to control the compression rate to just about 100-120 compressions per minute and just about 5-6 centimeters deep. That’s why most of the time, lives slip away because of inaccuracy, inefficiency, and the failure to provide high-quality CPR. Witnessing these dilemmas sparked the idea of creating an app—HeartAngel—that could empower anyone, whether a novice or a trained individual, to act confidently in emergencies and increase the rate of successful cardiac rescue.

“HeartAngel was born from the desire to spread knowledge regarding CPR and applying it effectively when every second counts. I saw that traditional CPR training often provides only sporadic opportunities to practice, leaving individuals unprepared when real emergencies occur. Additionally, even trained responders may face difficulty locating nearby AEDs or summoning help quickly, which can dramatically reduce survival chances. These challenges highlighted the need for a solution that combines practice, real-time guidance, connected assistance, and AED accessibility in a single, user-friendly platform.

“Thus, with the goal to connect the community and make CPR learning easier for new users, HeartAngel aims to be an app that not only improves CPR skills but also fosters confidence and collaboration in emergencies. HeartAngel represents more than just technology; it embodies a vision of a world where timely action is always possible, where ordinary people are empowered to make extraordinary differences. By creating an app that combines the community, allows users to develop fundamental CPR knowledge, and provides a useful tool during a real-life emergency, HeartAngel directly combats the devastating effects of cardiac arrest.

“Ultimately, the app is inspired by the human stories behind cardiac emergencies, whether it be the moments when knowledge, timing, and support can mean the difference between life and death. That’s what inspired me to create my slogan: ‘Time is Life. HeartAngel—giving life another chance!’”