Cardiologist Dr. Sunil Rao answers your questions about the heart from Twitter. How do you measure your maximum heart rate? Is broken heart syndrome real? What is cholesterol? Can low dose aspirin help prevent heart attacks? Answers to these questions and many more await—it’s Heart Support.
Check out www.PracticalClinicalSkills.com for lessons, quizzes, and heart and lung sounds.
Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Constantine Economides
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Dr. Sunil Rao
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Anne Marie Halovanic
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Noah Bierbrier
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
00:00 Heart Support
00:10 What heart rate is too high?
00:52 Why does the heart “skip a beat?”
01:38 How do EKGs work?
02:47 Can you hear a heartbeat without stethoscope?
03:04 Can you restart the heart with a defibrillator?
03:47 Is broken heart syndrome a real thing?
04:16 What happened to Damar Hamlin?
04:54 Why is resting heart rate still fast in those who exercise regularly?
05:39 What are signs of a heart attack?
06:29 Does low dose aspirin help prevent heart attacks?
07:16 What should I eat for breakfast?
08:18 How does COVID affect the heart?
08:39 What is less risky: stents or bypass surgery?
10:03 What is cholesterol?
10:52 How does the human heart do its thing?
11:41 How does HRV impact our health?
12:34 What is a heart murmur?
13:12 How do pace makers work?
13:56 How do genetics influence risk of heart disease?
14:42 Is there a correlation between gum health and heart health?
15:02 What diet is best for reversing heart disease?
15:27 How do alcohol and cigarettes affect the heart?
16:10 Why is high blood pressure during exercise a good thing?
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@ryanap8396
March 19, 2024 at 4:15 pm
I’m early
@h.Freeman
March 19, 2024 at 4:16 pm
Can a stent become dislodged?
@jugglingbeast
March 19, 2024 at 4:19 pm
This warmed my heart.
@ikebeckman1074
March 19, 2024 at 4:33 pm
What happened to Damar Hamlin challenged what I always thought was a myth—shinobi killing their targets in their sleep with just a hard chest strike
@thehomeschoolinglibrarian
March 19, 2024 at 4:42 pm
My mom was diagnosed with a broken heart twice and the second time she died. Now she had also nearly died of the flu the year before and was a smoker starting when she was a teen,probably had anxiety and recently had dental implants put in due to gum disease. So don’t smoke and take care of your mental health and your teeth. My mom was not that old being only a few months shy of 67.
@ValidatingUsername
March 19, 2024 at 4:44 pm
How about “I’m about to die to ice off the top of a transport truck” stress induced crisis
@austin65432
March 19, 2024 at 4:55 pm
This guy’s fantastic!
@allenpearce4754
March 19, 2024 at 4:57 pm
Your knowledge about heart, but you’re bald why
@kelsey_0516
March 19, 2024 at 5:05 pm
May I put in a request to get Dr. Mike on this show please and thank you!
@12thDecember
March 19, 2024 at 5:07 pm
I wish someone had asked about panic attacks and why it feels like you’re having a heart attack, because I would love to hear his explanation for it. Other than that, the questions were great and his answers were thorough but easy to understand. Dr. Rao seems to be a super nice guy, and his patients and colleagues are lucky to have him.
@rjrnj1
March 19, 2024 at 6:27 pm
Think of the “Flight, Fight, or Freeze response.”
Your heart beats like a heart attack because during an anxiety attack, the primordial part of your brain senses danger (real or not) and releases adrenalin to prepare you to flee, right, or freeze. A quick release of adrenalin will cause your heart to beat so fast, we (yes, I, too, have anxiety) we feel like our heart will beat out of our chests.
Hope this helps.
@KuboF
March 19, 2024 at 5:24 pm
Very important episode of Tech Support! Thank you WIRED and Dr. Rao 🙏
@douglasnelson3569
March 19, 2024 at 5:25 pm
Guys, you are knocking it out the park with this series! Thank you! 🙂
@buzbuz33-99
March 19, 2024 at 5:31 pm
Is there a relationship between prostate cancer and blood pressure? I had increasing PSA readings for several years. Around the same time that started, my blood pressure readings jumped significantly and stayed there. After undergoing treatment and medication for prostrate cancer, both my PSA and blood pressure readings are back to normal. I really did not stress about the PSA readings until they become persistently high, but my blood pressure readings jumped long before that. Is is possible that the prostrate cancer constricted circulation, increasing blood pressure? Or perhaps, for whatever reason, a jump in blood pressure is an early indicator of prostrate cancer? Just a thought.
@RollinLeonard
March 19, 2024 at 5:51 pm
watching this while eating bacon, eggs, and a lot of butter on toast
@GigaChadow
March 19, 2024 at 6:02 pm
Love this kind of content! If you need a PT to do this kinda thing I would love to get involved! Regardless, keep up the great content!
@uchihaavenger2068
March 19, 2024 at 6:44 pm
Can we have medication support with a pharmacist?
@MrSilentrage123
March 19, 2024 at 7:37 pm
Doc looks like he needs sleep
@D9526328443789
March 19, 2024 at 7:58 pm
BettyPhuck9 ☠️
@Doctors_TARDIS
March 19, 2024 at 8:17 pm
People do die of a broken heart. The husband of one of the Uvalde teachers died of a broken heart a few days after the school shooting.
@TheNorwoodCat
March 19, 2024 at 9:11 pm
Ironman triathlete and marathoner….. Was always peeved that my heart beat was lowest at 72. Now I understand that. Back then I was mad! LOL
@BAHO2d
March 19, 2024 at 9:15 pm
I can’t be the only one, who started to feel their heart beat while watching the video, right?
@lmo7724
March 19, 2024 at 9:18 pm
I had a heart attack a year ago and went into ventricular fibrillation in the ER. The doctors did CPR and then used the defibrillator to shock me back to life. Shout out to electricity and the interventional cardiologist ❤ for saving my life.
@ysitrim88
March 19, 2024 at 9:19 pm
Thanks Doc ! Very informative video
@alitzzy
March 19, 2024 at 9:24 pm
This actually had mostly great questions, I’m impressed.
Great answers, as well. Thank you!
@RangeRov49
March 19, 2024 at 9:25 pm
Bro held the EKG upside down
@dennismccormick9204
March 19, 2024 at 11:56 pm
Ok you are not exercising regularly and you drink way too much Coke and you smoke weed and your job is Restaurant Grill Cook(stress) yet you still have a resting HB of 60. What gives?
@MagneticTurtl
March 20, 2024 at 1:30 am
2:21 Not the EKG being upside down 😭
@user-kl8wl5ws2i
March 20, 2024 at 1:30 am
So what is the cheapest thing I can take every day without seeing a stupid doctor to help slow my heart and make it beat fully. I have pretty bad A-Fib.
@sreenivas6071
March 20, 2024 at 2:03 am
This the same race that’s facing normalized racism by the rest of the world btw
@drxke1
March 20, 2024 at 2:14 am
only thing id mention is that during the part where they ask what are the symptoms of a heart attack is, women experience extremely different, irregular/random symptoms than men.
@tehRisa
March 20, 2024 at 2:14 am
can’t believe my tweets about manga could become a benefit to the scientific community
@quickSilverXMen
March 20, 2024 at 3:16 am
Thanks man
@DanielDorel24
March 20, 2024 at 6:17 am
Do a dentist
@alexandergenna3048
March 20, 2024 at 6:53 am
I believe there’s a small bit of miss info here. As far as I’m aware, aspirin does not break apart blood clots directly, rather it prevents further clotting. This is what I was taught in medic school, by multiple different instructors, so I think this is correct.
@someguy4967
March 20, 2024 at 7:41 am
One lesser known fact about sodium is it actually does cause inflammation. They have seen almost immediate inflammation in peoples stomach after eating foods with high sodium.
@rsbandbj1
March 20, 2024 at 7:55 am
4:18, just a reminder when that happened antivax blamed COVID for his heart stopping and thus help spur the “covid shot kills you”
@cakeisavegatable
March 20, 2024 at 8:23 am
We need to be taught more about psychology the fact that my psyche could cause heart issues is frightening
@Lily-ed2sc
March 20, 2024 at 9:59 am
Yay! We are getting more experts on this show 😁
@davidlape3325
March 20, 2024 at 10:02 am
Was diagnosed with AFib. Fun times.😢
@theoriginalbreadcrumb
March 20, 2024 at 10:07 am
P.E.D usage in high level athletes is also one reason why they suddenly fall over.
@JayasuryaParthiban
March 20, 2024 at 10:12 am
Wow, the flow you articulate informations regarding heart health is mindblowing. Hoping for more videos Doc Rao!
@Zerbey
March 20, 2024 at 10:40 am
High blood pressure truly is a silent killer. I thought I was having migraines due to my IT job and too much screen time. Then one day I had the most blinding headache of my life and chest pains, I just knew something was off so went to the ER. By BP was 220/140! The doctor said it was a miracle I hadn’t had a stroke already. With medication, back to the normal 120/80, and I can’t remember the last time I had a migraine. Check your blood pressure often.
@jakeaurod
March 22, 2024 at 12:28 pm
Same. My neighbor, who was studying to become a Physicians Assistant, wanted to practice on his neighbors. He was shocked at my BP, which was also 220/140. He told me to go see a doctor as soon as possible. I asked if he thought I should be in the hospital. He said he thought I should be dead. The following week I saw a doctor and started hypertension meds… at 26 years old.
@SalmanKhan-Fikarmand
March 20, 2024 at 10:50 am
Just feed us with medical stuff on WIRED ❤
@shetlandsheep3081
March 20, 2024 at 3:07 pm
My heart rate resting is 46 and always sets the alarm off on the monitor!
@shetlandsheep3081
March 20, 2024 at 3:10 pm
When I had ovarian cancer it caused DVT and then pul embolism in the lungs, and then a blood clot reached my eye causing temporary partial blindness in one eye – and since that should be physically impossible it was only then that I learned that the hole in the heart babies have before birth didnt close up completely in my case – apparently thats not uncommon but it took 50 years to find out – I’m doubly lucky to be here 4 years later I reckon
@bitronicc1887
March 20, 2024 at 6:08 pm
Timestamp for “Is broken heart syndrome a real thing?” – 3:47
@bluebelle_thenerd
March 20, 2024 at 6:29 pm
Me watching this instead of revising for my cardio exam tomorrow 😂
@B.H.56
March 20, 2024 at 8:03 pm
I took my BP while watching this – 100/60. Way less than it is in the doctor’s office, which is why I am on meds.
@saleena9820
March 20, 2024 at 8:22 pm
thank u wired for ur educational videos❤
@supermonster54
March 20, 2024 at 9:20 pm
I know a person who has had a hole in her heart since babyhood and I’ve always wondered how that works. Now that she’s older it’s closed though.
@dragon_deeeez8158
March 20, 2024 at 10:24 pm
I had my second aortic valve replacement and a pacemaker installed recently 😂 the algorithm is getting serious!
@sparkle8632
March 21, 2024 at 12:43 am
Oh stop denying that Twitter still exists, you know It’s called X. A Trumpian place established by Elon who hates the first amendment and human rights.
@claudiavanessaterry4347
March 21, 2024 at 1:02 am
Even though speaks super fast and all new information, he is extremely eloquent and easy to understand 😮
@Oxibase
March 21, 2024 at 3:34 am
This presenter did such a great job of keeping the medical jargon to a minimum to keep all of the content very accessible to those not versed in the language of medicine. Well done!
@terfalicious
March 21, 2024 at 7:22 am
Now that’s a good-looking beard!
@seandonohue6793
March 21, 2024 at 10:07 am
ECG. You’re speaking English, not German 😄
Also with these types of videos you always see how healthcare in the US is business and not care, drugs are always referred to by brand name and not just the active ingredient.
@elimcfly350
March 21, 2024 at 10:59 am
“Anything below 60 is probably too low.”
I’ve been high 40s – low 50s for years. I thought I was just in good shape but I guess I’m dying.
@2Oen
March 21, 2024 at 11:21 am
Now let’s talk about the heart issues caused by the covid vaccines!
@marinanjer4293
March 21, 2024 at 3:10 pm
I don’t wanna play the broken-hearted girl, no, no. No broken-hearted girl.
@marinanjer4293
March 21, 2024 at 3:20 pm
Heart : (murmurs).
Lung (who though the fight was over): TF you said??!
@nooshkin2921
March 21, 2024 at 10:47 pm
DAY 1 OF REQUESTING TO DO A WIRED INTERVIEW WITH CORYXKENSHIN
@tateschell4761
March 22, 2024 at 1:30 am
I love how cardiologists always refer to pacemaker batteries being so small. I’m NOT a small person- 200lbs and 6’1, I got my pacemaker at 19 (I’m 21 now) and that thing feels massive inside your body. The one I have is even considered a new and small model (Medtronic Azure).
I’m an avid rock climber, and I frequently have to skip routes because my pacemaker literally limits the way I can move. It slips around under my skin when I change clothes. You can see it through my skin. It might feel small outside of your body in your hand, but when it’s under your skin, it makes a huge impact on day-to-day function, especially for an active, younger person. Think of having a tiny shard of glass in your foot. Metrically, it’s a small item, but it causes MASSIVE pain and discomfort, and SEVERELY limits your bodily function. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. With pacemakers come leads, which are thick, long metal wires that extend deep into your thoracic cavity. They are literally screwed into the tissue of your heart. They shock you. You can feel it. In some people, the leads sit on nerves that stimulate your diagram and cause non-stop hiccuping, coughing, and abdominal twitching. It’s uncomfortable and high risk. There’s so much more to it than just a battery.
@karinabourne3465
March 22, 2024 at 8:41 am
I would like to how the complete left side of my body got pins and needles and numbness without having any problem to my heart. I had all the tests done everything was normal so what could cause numbness to the left side of the body
@JordanJVarghese
March 22, 2024 at 8:55 am
2:47 Hearing your heartbeat (AKA pulsatile tinnitus) can be due to a number of underlying conditions, some of which can be life-threatening. If you are experiencing this symptom, please get evaluated by an otologist (ear doctor) before writing it off.
@dennisburke1461
March 22, 2024 at 9:24 am
Wired..Can y’all please try to get Adam Sandler on here… That’d be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@ApricusInaros
March 22, 2024 at 9:54 am
Is there ever a video where people ask questions without swear words in the phrasing?
@MariaMartinez-xm4fl
March 22, 2024 at 5:47 pm
🇩🇴💯🕊️❤️
@heytherederrick5804
March 23, 2024 at 12:24 am
I agree with most things he said, except when if said aspirin breaks blood clots. That’s incorrect. Aspirin is an anti platelet drug that can PREVENT future clots. Plasminogen activators such as alteplase or the body breaks down already made clots.
@StrongMed
March 23, 2024 at 12:54 am
Dr. Rao, in general this was great. But why perpetuate the myth that the normal heart rate is 60-100 bpm??? There is no more pervasive myth in medicine which is so thoroughly contradicted by the available evidence! (If one needs to pick a single range for a normal resting heart rate in all adults, 50-90 bpm would be much more accurate.)
@k0pe1177
March 23, 2024 at 3:24 am
This guys a good teacher
@ct1762
March 23, 2024 at 2:15 pm
“beans are high in protein”… yea… plant protein where only a tiny fraction gets absorbed. Humans arent plants. I also love how he ignored the real issue with that breakfast: CALORIES. ignore the super-nutritious egg and bacon protein lol.
@adzizi
March 23, 2024 at 4:22 pm
I love how he answers the questions in the best comprehensible way as possible.
@mykolakozak
March 23, 2024 at 6:26 pm
Please slow down the pace, these videos give me sttess
@travisinthetrunk
March 23, 2024 at 11:27 pm
I don’t think he knows the meaning of “restart.”
@m.abhishekvarma3655
March 24, 2024 at 9:04 am
Why
@travisinthetrunk
March 24, 2024 at 11:16 am
@@m.abhishekvarma3655 He said you can “restart” a beating heart.
@m.abhishekvarma3655
March 24, 2024 at 11:19 am
@@travisinthetrunk and
@travisinthetrunk
March 24, 2024 at 11:24 am
@@m.abhishekvarma3655 if a heart is stopped a defibrillator can’t restart it. It can only restore normal function to a heart that’s beating abnormally.
@tishaw.8254
March 24, 2024 at 1:21 pm
I wanna know why the docs never give chronic hypotension any attention.
@karanm2196
March 24, 2024 at 10:16 pm
Im out here going crazy trying to find a pulse
@victorhove9448
March 25, 2024 at 5:52 am
Can you get Dove Cameroun to do a part 3
@eric_ovie
March 25, 2024 at 7:44 am
I didn’t expect him to sound like that 💀
@satellitelouis927
March 26, 2024 at 6:08 am
watching this with extreme heart anxiety. wish me luck
@user-nd3dc1fl7j
March 26, 2024 at 7:49 am
He’s an excellent teacher.
@mhdm
March 26, 2024 at 11:08 am
It’s 2024 and cardiologists (misled by the American Heart Association) are still blaming dietary saturated fat. This is just NOT supported by evidence: huge cohort studies like PURE find higher dietary saturated fats correlate with _LOWER_ mortality. If anything, cardiologists and AHA should recommend limiting dietary sugar(s), not saturated fats. There’s a real correlation between sugary beverages and heart disease.
@4ofse7en
March 26, 2024 at 12:47 pm
Serious question…can anyone explain why some ppl of his ethnicity have darker rings around their eyes and redness in their eyes?
@MikeSchinlaub
March 26, 2024 at 6:38 pm
My dad has a complete blockage somewhere around his heart. His heart actually grew a bypass around it, possibly when he was still very young.
@alexithymia6288
March 26, 2024 at 7:59 pm
I just turned 27 and I’ve been dealing with mild hypertension for a little while now, mainly after I’ve had a lot of caffeine or alcohol or a very salty meal, and I can only really feel it for 30-60seconds after a hard sneeze. My mom and dad both have HBP, but surely I shouldn’t be experiencing it this early…probably has a lot to do with my poor diet and general lack of exercise. What are some good foods and exercises to start looking at getting into?
@venomenace
March 26, 2024 at 9:29 pm
Me with AFib: oh, I’m sure this won’t cause any issues to watch😅 .. honestly, when I watch things about arrhythmia or other heart related issues, my heart wants to be a hypochondriac.
@wolfheart5408
March 27, 2024 at 7:27 am
Humans are incredible too
@CraftingWithTopaz
March 27, 2024 at 9:36 pm
Let’s talk about how sometimes I start realizing my heartbeat is not longer automatic because im manually breathing
@x__junaid__x
March 28, 2024 at 12:03 pm
This was so much fun, didn’t want this guy to stop talking! Loved it ♥️✨