Resources

Free Educational Tools

The Visible Heart® Laboratories offers numerous free mobile apps and VR simulators that allow users to explore the detailed anatomies and physiologies of human hearts. These tools cater to a wide range of audiences, including all levels of students (from STEM to residents), researchers, medical device innovators, various healthcare trainees and physicians. By providing access to detailed 3D computational models from real human anatomies, users of all ages can engage in optimal learning experiences to match a wide variety of learning styles.

We are grateful to the patients and their families who have uniquely gifted us the uses of these heart specimens for research and education, and to LifeSource and the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program for their assistance with organ procurement. Collaborations with the University of Minnesota’s Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Pediatrics, and Advanced Imaging Service for Objects and Spaces (AISOS), along with a long-standing academic partnership with Medtronic, significantly enhance the outreach and educational mission of the Visible Heart® Laboratories.

Mobile Apps

Access the free educational tools below using your mobile device. 

VHL A Heart to Learn

A Heart to Learn

Explore interactive learning modules focused on cardiology education.

VHL TEE

UMN TEE Simulator

Detailed simulation for transesophageal echocardiography training.

VHL Digital Heart

UMN AR Heart

Augmented reality app for detailed visualization of human cardiac anatomy.

VHL Digital Stent

UMN Stents

In depth educational guide and educational tool for stenting procedures.

VHL Simulation

UMN TTE Simulator

Comprehensive training on transthoracic echocardiography.

VR Simulators

Note: All VR simulators are in development. Controls and features may change. Explore and discover the features as no tutorials will be provided.

TEE Simulator

Experience transesophageal echocardiography in virtual reality.

TEE Simulator for Quest

Experience transesophageal echocardiography in VR, optimized for Meta Quest devices.

LBBP Simulator

Practice Left Bundle Branch Pacing with detailed simulations in VR.

Amplatzer Occluder Device for Quest

Simulate the deployment of an Amplatzer occluder device using Meta Quest in VR.

TTE Simulator

Experience transthoracic echocardiography in virtual reality.

TTE Simulator for Quest

Experience transthoracic echocardiography in VR, optimized for Meta Quest devices.

UMN VR Heart for Quest

Explore cardiac anatomy and function in an immersive virtual reality environment.

Web Apps

Access the free educational tools using a web browser.

VHL Simulator

UMN TEE Simulator

Access the UMN TEE Simulator online.

VHL Kuula Heart

Internal Heart Anatomy Kuula Tour

Take a virtual tour of internal heart anatomy with Kuula.

VHL SketchLab Heart

Sketchfab

Explore our cardiac library on Sketchfab.

VHL Atlas Heart Library

Atlas of Human Cardiac Anatomy

Explore detailed cardiac anatomy with the Atlas of Human Cardiac Anatomy.