Chennai, Aug. 21 -- Highlights:

* A new computer simulation procedure nicknamed OPTIMA has been discovered

* It creates simulations of damaged atria producing erratic electrical signals

* The novel //OPTIMA procedure guides surgical ablation of damaged atrial tissues

* This could become an effective treatment for common heart rhythm disorders

Computer simulations could facilitate the treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder. This computer simulation-guided procedure pinpoints the exact location in the heart where the surgeons have to operate, in order to restore the normal heart rhythm, reports a new study carried out by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA.

The research team has created digit...