Synchronizing Heart and Breath for Better Outcomes
Chronic heart conditions, including heart failure, arrhythmias, and autonomic dysfunction, affect millions of people worldwide. Traditional pacemakers help regulate heart rate, but they don’t always mimic the natural rhythms of a healthy heart. Our adaptive pacemaker is designed to help bring heart rhythms back in sync with the body’s patterns of breathing and exercise.
What Is Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA)?
RSA is a natural variation in heart rate that occurs during the breathing cycle: the heart rate speeds up when you inhale and slows down when you exhale. This is a sign of healthy autonomic nervous system function and cardiovascular resilience. In people with chronic heart disease, RSA is often diminished or absent.
How the Adaptive Pacemaker Works
Our adaptive pacemaker synchronises to the patient’s respiratory cycle and adjusts the timing of the heartbeat to restore RSA patterns. By dynamically synchronizing cardiac pacing with the patient’s breath, this device helps:
- Mimic natural physiological rhythms
- Reduce cardiac workload
- Enhance blood flow efficiency
Benefits for Patients with Chronic Heart Conditions
Research shows that reintroducing RSA-like patterns in cardiac pacing may help:
- Improve heart rate variability (HRV) — a key marker of heart health
- Enhance oxygen delivery and cardiac output
- Reduce symptoms like fatigue and breathlessness
- Lower risk of arrhythmias and hospital readmissions
- Improve quality of life and exercise tolerance
For patients living with heart failure, autonomic dysfunction, or post-cardiac surgery recovery, this intelligent pacing strategy offers a promising new dimension of personalized care.
Who Could Benefit?
- Patients with reduced RSA suffering from cardiac arrhythmias
- Patients with heart failure
- Individuals with chronotropic incompetence
- Patients with autonomic nervous system disorders
- Patients with cardiac conduction delay anomalies
- Post-operative cardiac patients