Virtual replicas of individual patients’ hearts have allowed doctors to refine and personalize a lifesaving medical procedure for dangerous rhythm disturbances.
Like flight simulators for physicians, these “digital twins” give doctors a way to preview different intervention options on computer models of a patient’s anatomy before ever entering the treatment room. And early results suggest the approach could lead to better outcomes than standard practices today, researchers report April 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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