Cardiologist Answers Heart Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Dr. Rao just kept the information flowing.
He didn't skip a beat.
It's like he knows this stuff by heart.

we're slowly completing the interviews for all of the organs in the human body

Just wanna give a shoutout to all our hearts for keeping us alive throughout the years

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.

Did anyone else feel like their heart was going to explode while watching this?

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!

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.

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.

Idk thinking about my heart kinda freaks me out. There's something creepy about this beating machine that can just randomly stop working and end your life. It makes you remember how extremely fragile your body is actually. Whenever I think about it I feel like I'll have a heart attack now

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.

Smooth af. Very good delivery

Ugh. My partner passed away in December at 39 of an aortic dissection. In front of me. I had to watch this even though I really really didn’t want to.

This doctor is very good

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.

Excellent. Very clear and concise, really nice delivery.

Yeeeeeah I think this is one of those instances where being blissfully unaware of what’s going on inside my heart is probably for the best because now I’m super aware of my heart and that’s got me really anxious.

Even though speaks super fast and all new information, he is extremely eloquent and easy to understand 😮

This actually had mostly great questions, I'm impressed.
Great answers, as well. Thank you!

That's the first time he's ever worn that jacket.

Just excellent ! Dr. Rao is great as a teacher !