Virtual Reality and Cardiac Diseases: A Systematic Review of Applications and Effects

Table 1

Keywords related to searching databases.

Keywords used for technology

Keywords used for disease

(“Virtual reality” (MeSH) OR “virtual realities”)

(“Cardiovascular diseases” (MeSH) OR “cardiovascular disease” OR “CVD” OR cardiovascular OR “circulatory system” OR “circulatory systems” OR circulatory OR heart (MeSH) OR hearts OR cardiac OR myocardium (MeSH) OR myocardia OR “myocardial infarction” (MeSH) OR “heart attack” OR “myocardial ischemia” OR “atrial fibrillation” OR atherosclerosis OR “peripheral artery disease” OR “coronary artery disease” OR “coronary heart disease” OR CHD OR MI OR “ischemic cardiovascular disease” OR ICD OR cardiomyopathy OR “heart disease” OR “heart arrest” OR “cardiac arrest” OR “angina” OR “vascular disease” OR CAD OR hypertension)

Search strategy: (keywords used for technology) AND (keywords used for disease).