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June 12, 2026European journal of medical researchOpen Access

Digital twins in cardiology and cardiovascular disease management: a review

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Why the study?

Traditional population-based risk stratification and standardised treatment protocols often fail to capture individual patient variability in cardiovascular diseases, prompting evaluation of digital twins as a paradigm shift toward precision medicine.

Design

Narrative review of peer-reviewed literature, regulatory guidance documents, and industry white papers

Key result

Cardiac digital twins demonstrate feasibility and emerging clinical utility across multiple cardiovascular domains, but widespread clinical adoption requires prospective randomized trials evaluating patient-centered outcomes.

Authors

DODavid B. OlawadeMDMadhavi DaveAOAdeyinka Ojo

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Overview

Digital twins may enable individualized CV management; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.

Key Points

  • The review aims to explore the integration of digital twin technologies in cardiovascular disease management and their clinical applications.
  • Comprehensive narrative review of literature published between 2023 and 2025
  • Sources included peer-reviewed articles, regulatory guidance documents, and industry white papers
  • Key search terms encompassed 'digital twins', 'in-silico cardiology', and related applications
  • Digital twins demonstrate feasibility and clinical utility in electrophysiology, device therapy, heart failure monitoring, and structural interventions.
  • Regulatory frameworks are beginning to support in silico evidence for device development, although randomized controlled trials are scarce.
  • There is a transition from research prototypes of digital twins to potential routine clinical applications with emerging benefits.

Structured PICO

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Intervention
Cardiac digital twin technologies

Cardiac digital twins are transitioning from research tools to translational applications with tangible clinical potential, though prospective outcome validation is required for widespread adoption.

Limitations

  • Lack of prospective randomized controlled trials evaluating patient-centered outcomes
  • Interoperability constraints and proprietary simulation platforms
  • Substantial computational demands for high-fidelity simulations
  • Ethical considerations around algorithmic bias and data privacy
  • Uncertainty regarding clinical utility and cost-effectiveness
  • Heterogeneity in digital twin implementations, outcome measures, and reporting standards
  • Validation challenges
  • Interoperability constraints
  • Computational demands

Cite This Study

Olawade et al. (2026) conducted a review in Cardiovascular diseases. Cardiac digital twins vs. Conventional clinical approaches was evaluated. Cardiac digital twins demonstrate feasibility and emerging clinical utility across multiple cardiovascular domains, but widespread clinical adoption requires prospective randomized trials evaluating patient-centered outcomes.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba44e8101cf8926f02b10https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-026-04714-0
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