SynthesisJournal of healthcare engineering2023
Virtual Reality and Cardiac Diseases: A Systematic Review of Applications and Effects.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do Extended Reality Interventions Benefit Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgical and Interventional Procedures? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of virtual reality on chest tube removal pain management in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Computer-Based Simulation Technologies in Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review of Applications and Outcomes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Virtual cell: Current perspectives and future prospects.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Review
- A home-based VR exercise for improving depression and quality of life after heart surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Literature Review of Benefits, Challenges, and Emerging Approaches.Cureus · 2025Review
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- The role of cardiac ultrasound virtual simulation technology in the construction of clinical diagnostic reasoning of structural heart diseases.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Effects of a Home-Based Rehabilitation Exercise Program on Cardiorespiratory Performance in Community-Dwelling Adults Who Underwent Heart Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- A scoping review and expert consensus on digital determinants of health.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Article
- Mobile health in communication disorders: willingness to use, attitude, advantages, and challenges from the perspective of patients.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Comparing Conventional Physician-Led Education with VR Education for Pacemaker Implantation: A Randomized Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease: Beyond Lumen Assessment.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
- Rehabilitation Technologies for Chronic Conditions: Will We Sink or Swim?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Introduction: Cardiac diseases have grown significantly in recent years, causing many deaths globally. Cardiac diseases can impose a significant economic burden on societies. The development of virtual reality technology has attracted the attention of many researchers in recent years. This study aimed to investigate the applications and effects of virtual reality (VR) technology on cardiac diseases. Methods: A comprehensive search was carried out in four databases, including Scopus, Medline (through PubMed), Web of Science, and IEEE Xplore to identify related articles published until May 25, 2022. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes (PRISMA) guideline for systematic reviews was followed. All randomized trials that investigated the effects of virtual reality on cardiac diseases were included in this systematic review. Results: Twenty-six studies were included in this systematic review. The results illustrated that virtual reality applications in cardiac diseases can be classified in three categories of physical rehabilitation, psychological rehabilitation, and education/training. This study revealed that the use of virtual reality in psychological and physical rehabilitation can reduce stress, emotional tension, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) total score, anxiety, depression, pain, systolic blood pressure, and length of hospitalization. Finally, the use of virtual reality in education/training can enhance technical performance, increase the speed of procedures, and improve the user's skills, level of knowledge, and self-confidence as well as facilitate learning. Also, the most limitations mentioned in the studies included small sample size and lack of or short duration of follow-up. Conclusions: The results showed that the positive effects of using virtual reality in cardiac diseases are much more than its negative effects. Considering that the most limitations mentioned in the studies were the small sample size and short duration of follow-up, it is necessary to conduct studies with adequate methodological quality to report their effects in the short term and long term.
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