Merging virtual and physical experiences: extended realities in cardiovascular medicine.
Tsung-Ying TsaiYoshinobu OnumaAdriana Złahoda-HuziorShigetaka KageyamaDariusz DudekQingdi WangRuth P LimScot GargEric K W PoonJohn PuskasFabio RamponiChristian JungFaisal SharifArif A KhokharPatrick W J C SerruysPublished in: European heart journal (2023)
Technological advancement and the COVID-19 pandemic have brought virtual learning and working into our daily lives. Extended realities (XR), an umbrella term for all the immersive technologies that merge virtual and physical experiences, will undoubtedly be an indispensable part of future clinical practice. The intuitive and three-dimensional nature of XR has great potential to benefit healthcare providers and empower patients and physicians. In the past decade, the implementation of XR into cardiovascular medicine has flourished such that it is now integrated into medical training, patient education, pre-procedural planning, intra-procedural visualization, and post-procedural care. This review article discussed how XR could provide innovative care and complement traditional practice, as well as addressing its limitations and considering its future perspectives.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- preterm infants
- current status
- virtual reality
- case report
- systematic review
- risk assessment
- climate change