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Broken heart syndrome is called Broken heart syndrome is called takasubo cardiomyopathy my grandmother died of it

Do a video on ApoB and Lipoprotein (a)

I thought that dietary cholesterol doesn't translate to cholesterol (or lipids) in our blood.

PAC or Premature Atrial Contractions

My resting heart rate is like 53 and at sleep can go as low as 38 (I’m a marathon runner)

Boomers are so invested in civic nationalism that they will see an Indian cardiologist and think nothing of it. Yeah good luck with that. My doctors and surgeons are all and will always be either White, Asian, or Jewish. India doesn't even have running water. Like I'm entrusting those brown clowns with my vital organs.

Great explanations.

Bypass has better health outcomes.

I want him to be my teacher😢

I'm 57, exercise regularly, and try to eat well. Regardless, two months ago I had a "ministroke" (aka transient ischemic attack). Suddenly I couldn't remember the name of US states, couldn't pronounce some longer words, and started walking awkwardly. I didn't know the stroke symptoms, so it was over three hours before I finally went to the emergency room for care. It turns out I have AFib. Fortunately, my speech and coordination returned to normal within a day of the attack and I've since had AFib ablation to address my AFib. All this to say, please learn the following stroke symptoms and get to an emergency room quickly if you have any of them to minimize your chance of having a worse attack: sudden facial drooping (especially on one side), arm weakness or numbness, speech difficulty (slurred, confused, or inability to speak), sudden severe headache with no known cause, vision loss or blurring in one or both eyes, and loss of balance or coordination.

cured my cardiophobia ty

Stents.

Plant based diets are not difficult to follow and adhere to. I've been vegan for nearly 45 years and there is NO downside. It's better for us, the animals and our planet.

Have we not progressed to a time when you should be recommending a WFPB diet before you bring up the drugs as a solution?

A cardiologist murdered my sister this year. Insisted on surgery before she was over covid and while she had broken ribs healing .....had arrhythmia . The surgery took hours .. she bled after. Never woke. She ended up with dying organs and septic shock. I found later that is a situation that happens at that hospital frequently. They murdered her. They sent her to a different hospital, too late. She could not be saved. Bypass is not safe if your surgeon is an incompetent murderer.

220-age formula works only for those who layed on the sofa their whole life

Really interesting interview, great expert

Thank You !

How reliable is that max heart rate guideline? The reason I ask is that when I'm exercising I can push my heart rate well above this guideline.
For example today I was at the gym riding a stationary bike. I'm 58, so my max heart rate should be 162. I was at 173 . I can push it up higher to the mid 180's for short durations. On the flip side, my resting heart rate is in the low 50s

Terrible video. First he doesn't answer the question in the title. That's pure bait. Second he says heart rate recovery is to "90% of resting heart rate" which is obviously wrong.

My RHR is 40-50 lol. I do play like 15-20hr of tennis a week though.

I'm 72. I've never had a stroke or a heart attack. However, when I was 64, my doctor said I need four stents. So, he implanted them. Then, when I was 68, my doctor said I need a triple bypass in spite of already having the four stents. So, I got the triple bypass. To this day, I've never experienced any issues related to my heart. No shortness of breath or chest pain. So, I'm assuming my stents and bypasses were pre-emptive in nature. Is it considered unusual to have stents AND a bypass operation?

I'm surprised a cardiologist is using the 220-age formula when it's been proven to be inaccurate. Also, as a distance runner, my resting HR is as low as 38 bpm and normally 42-45 bpm.

How many years of exposure to second hand smoke equal the 7 years of smoking? (I am a non-smoker, but might try a cigar or two in a year on the Golf Range).

Just had small heart attack had triple bypass little over year ago went back in and said there's nothing they can do one bypass failed and they found a blood clot in my heart I don't know what my next step should be

well presented thanks

I had a CABG in February 2020,
I have not had a check up since 2023 october, what should I do, am I at risk

Thank you, very interesting