Patrick Ridgeway is an entrepreneur in the genetic wellness and pharmacogenetics sectors. In addition to his work in pharmacogenetics, Patrick Ridgeway has worked closely with cardiac rhythm devices such as biventricular pacing devices.
Biventricular pacemakers represent an important component of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). When people experience advanced heart failure that prevents their hearts from pumping blood at regular intervals, CRT can help them restore a regular heartbeat and reduce pressure inside the chambers of the heart. Research has shown that CRT improves heart failure symptoms in about half of all patients with advanced heart failure who have undergone maximum treatment with medications.
The biventricular pacemaker device itself, often referred to simply as a pacemaker, is a small electronic device implanted underneath the skin. The device connects with two or three locations on the heart via a series of wires, commonly called leads. When a person’s heart rate drops below a set value, the pacemaker sends electrical impulses to cardiac muscle and causes both sides of the heart to contract at the same time.
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