360° Virtual reality to improve patient education and reduce anxiety towards atrial fibrillation ablation.
Astrid N L HermansKonstanze BetzDominique V M VerhaertDennis W den UijlKristof ClerxLuuk DebieMarion LahaijeKevin VernooyDominik K LinzBob WeijsPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
In patients scheduled for AF ablation, a VR preprocedural educational video led to better information provision and procedure-related knowledge, higher satisfaction, and less worries regarding the procedure. The disposable cardboard was feasible for home use.
Keyphrases
- virtual reality
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- catheter ablation
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- case report
- radiofrequency ablation
- quality improvement
- venous thromboembolism
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- patient reported
- light emitting