Virtual reality in cardiac interventions – New tools or new toys?

Simon H. Sündermann1,2,3,*, Anja Hennemuth4, Jörg Kempfert1,2,3

1 Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany
2 German Heart Center Berlin, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany
3 DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
4 Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Computer-assisted Cardiovascular Medicine,
Berlin, Germany