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Adult cardiac & structural heart: Does VR surgical planning improve patient outcomes?

7 Adult cardiac & structural heart studies in the library address this question.

Adult cardiac & structural heart: Patient outcomesBar chart. Adult cardiac & structural heart: Patient outcomes. Randomized trials 1, Comparative or prospective studies 1, Case reports & technical 5.RESEARCH LIBRARY · INDEPENDENT LITERATURE REVIEWAdult cardiac & structural heart:Patient outcomes7 studies in the library, by study designRandomized trials1Comparative or prospecti…1Case reports & technical5Positive findingMixedDescriptiveNo significant differenceRealize Medical Research Library · 631 studies · updated 2026-10-03

What the studies report

  • Mixed
    “There were no significant differences in procedural data between the 2 groups.”

    Kanschik 2026 · Randomized controlled trial · n: 140 patients

  • Descriptive
    “Further studies are needed to assess the impact on patient outcomes.”

    Kanschik 2025 · Validation study · n: 20 patients

  • Descriptive
    “The use of preoperative virtual reality simulation enabled the safe and precise execution of direct aortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation via anterior right mini-thoracotomy.”

    Aichi 2025 · Case series · n: 2 patients

  • Descriptive
    “All leads were extracted and no complications were registered.”

    Carretero 2024 · Case series · n: 10 patients

How strong is the evidence?

Of 7 studies with a finding on this question: 1 mixed, 6 descriptive. These reflect what each study's authors report.

Study designs: 1 randomized trial, 1 comparative or prospective study and 5 case reports, case series and technical reports.

Randomized trials: 1 trial on this question; 1 mixed results.

All 7 studies

Impact of Virtual Reality on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial #

Kanschik D et al. · Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging · 2026

Adult cardiac & structural heart · Randomized controlled trial · n: 140 patients

Mixed
“There were no significant differences in procedural data between the 2 groups.”

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Virtual reality for pre-procedural planning of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation #

Kanschik D et al. · European heart journal. Digital health · 2025

Adult cardiac & structural heart · Validation study · n: 20 patients

Descriptive
“Further studies are needed to assess the impact on patient outcomes.”

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Two cases of direct aortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation via anterior right Mini-thoracotomy after preoperative virtual reality-based simulation: a case report #

Aichi C et al. · European heart journal. Case reports · 2025

Adult cardiac & structural heart · Case series · n: 2 patients

Descriptive
“The use of preoperative virtual reality simulation enabled the safe and precise execution of direct aortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation via anterior right mini-thoracotomy.”

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Infections of cardiac implantable electronic devices and how to improve transvenous lead extraction by the virtual reality #

Carretero EG et al. · Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024

Adult cardiac & structural heart · Case series · n: 10 patients

Descriptive
“All leads were extracted and no complications were registered.”

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3D Virtual modelling, 3D printing and extended reality for planning of implant procedure of short-term and long-term mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplantation #

Stepanenko A et al. · Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023

Adult cardiac & structural heart · Case series · n: 6 patients (53 biomodels)

Descriptive
“One short-term and three long-term ventricular assist device system were successfully clinically implanted after application of this technique.”

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Virtual Reality Simulation for Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Aortic No-Touch Total Arterial Grafting Technique #

Tachibana K et al. · Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2022

Adult cardiac & structural heart · Case series · n: 17 patients

Descriptive
“The early mortality and morbidity were 0%, and the patency of the graft was 100%.”

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Case report: Thoracoscopic ablation for a patient with atrial fibrillation and persistent left superior vena cava #

Liu H et al. · Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022

Adult cardiac & structural heart · Case report · n: 1 patient

Descriptive
“After preprocedural simulation using virtual reality, we successfully completed box-lesion, ablation line from superior vena cava to inferior vena cava, left atrial appendage (LAA) excision, and PLSVC ablation.”

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Patient outcomes in other specialties

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