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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2025

Transforming Care in Congenital Heart Disease: The Role of Extended Reality in Family and Trainee Education and Procedural Planning.

Megan Gunsaulus, Julie Aldrich, Sergio A Carrillo, John Kelly, Rehab Salah, Benjamin Blais, Arash Salavitabar

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Bringing paediatric coronary artery abnormalities into view: the role of virtual reality.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Megan GunsaulusThe Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Julie AldrichThe Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Sergio A CarrilloThe Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
John KellyThe Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Rehab SalahCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Benjamin BlaisThe Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Arash SalavitabarThe Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA. arash.salavitabar@nationwidechildrens.org.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis review examines the growing role of extended reality (XR) (including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality) in the care of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), with a focus on its use in patient education, trainee instruction, and procedural planning. RECENT

findingsXR has demonstrated early success in improving patient and family understanding, enhancing trainee comprehension of cardiac anatomy, and aiding in surgical and transcatheter procedural planning for patients with complex cardiac anatomy. Studies demonstrate that XR improves visualization of 3D spatial relationships, increases confidence amongst providers and learners, and facilitates more informed preprocedural decision-making. XR addresses longstanding limitations of 2D imaging by providing interactive, patient-specific 3D environments. While most studies in this area are small and exploratory, they consistently underscore the clinical and educational value of XR in CHD care. XR is well-positioned to become a powerful tool across the continuum of CHD management.

Indexed as

Augmented RealityCardiac Surgical ProceduresHeart Defects, CongenitalPatient Education as TopicVirtual RealityClinical CompetenceHumansCongenital Heart DiseaseExtended RealityPatient EducationProcedural PlanningTrainee EducationVirtual Reality

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PMID41307776
PMCPMC12660423

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