Abstract: The teaching of cardiovascular medicine in China are facing challenges like monotonous teaching content and methods, single teaching form, less training for practical operation and so on, which lead to unsatisfactory teaching effect. Students are unable to combine medical theory with clinical practice effectively, and their operational skill is not well trained. The virtual reality technology based on optitrack motion capture can integrate the eye vision and hand operation of students in clinical skill training through the simulation of 3D content, so as to meet the needs for practical skill practice, real-time interaction and stimulating learning enthusiasm of students. This paper reviewed the development status and technical characteristics of virtual reality technology based on optical motion capture technique, as well as the weakness existing in the teaching of cardiovascular medicine, and discussed the application of this technology in the teaching of cardiovascular medicine.

Key words: Cardiovascular medicine, Motion capture, Virtual reality, Application