Merging virtual and physical experiences: extended realities in cardiovascular medicine

作者：Tsung‐Ying Tsai, Yoshinobu Onuma, Adriana Złahoda-Huzior, Shigetaka Kageyama, Dariusz Dudek, Qingdi Wang, Ruth Lim, Scot Garg, Eric Poon, John D. Puskas, Fabio Ramponi, Christian Jung, Faisal Sharif, Arif Khokhar, Patrick W. Serruys · 发表于：European Heart Journal · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1093/eurheartj/ehad352 · 被引用次数：55 · 研究领域：Surgical Simulation and Training、Anatomy and Medical Technology、Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

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.