Virtual Reality for Preoperative Anxiety in Interventional Cardiology

Virtual Reality for Preoperative Anxiety in Interventional Cardiology

Improving the management of perioperative anxiety is important. Anxiety can have an impact on the intervention and can increase postoperative complications as well as emotional and behavioral incidents that then have an impact on adherence to care. These findings are also true in interventional cardiology. That is why, for several months, the Grenoble University hospital paramedical team, in collaboration with the medical profession, improved by using several techniques (educational sheet, therapeutic communication). Following a survey of the patients of Grenoble university hospital, a gray area persists in their care. The room where the patient attends his examination. The investigators would then use the new technology that makes virtual reality in the transfer room to evaluate its benefit in a random study on preoperative anxiety in interventional cardiology.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Major male or female patient
• Coronarography procedure programmed for exploration of coronary artery disease following a positive ischemia test, realized in ambulatory
• Patient who has given written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Arrhythmia patient and / or patient with a pacemaker
• Hemodynamic instability
• Patient who has already had coronarography
• Prior revascularization by coronary bypass
• End-stage renal disease (Creatinine clearance <30 ml / min),
• Allergy to iodine contrast agent
• Blind or visually impaired patient (high degree)
• Deaf or hard of hearing patient
• Patient with claustrophobia or unable to wear a mask over the eyes
• Patient whose physical or psychological state could compromise obtaining informed consent and compliance with protocol requirements
• Patient under administrative or judicial supervision
• Foreign patient who does not understand French
• Major patient protected by law (article L1121-8 and L1121-5)
• Pregnant or lactating patient
• Patient not affiliated with social security