Ask a Stanford Cardiologist: Your Questions Answered

Dr. Euan Ashley is a cardiologist and assistant professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. He studies the use of genetics to predict and treat heart disease, and he is an expert in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the leading cause of sudden death in athletes. In this second video, Dr. Ashley responds to the top six questions submitted through Moderator on YouTube.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• human health
• biology
• medicine
• cardiology
• genetics
• heart
• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• athlete

[grunder20]

I would ask her, "How is Cardiology even with the other branches of Science?"

[agapitoflores001]

Good questions, excellent answers from Stanford. Thumbs up.

[worldwings]

My 83 year old mother's two week old pacemaker sometimes "flips" on its side while laying down on her right side due to sagging breast tissue. She doesn't complain of any ache or pain and the pacemaker is functioning properly. Anything to be concerned about?

Thanks!

[MultiDany93]

My cardiologist prescribed me a IMDUR (Izosorbite Nitrate) 30mg ER. I am 68 years old. I take the pill as I awake in the morning. within 2 hr my blood pressure drops to 111/60 at one point was 98/53. Although I feel anemic I do go to GYM exercise and swim. Still that low pressure stays till 8-9pm. by 11 pm I ma back to 130/70 (same in the morning before taking a pill)

QUESTION:

1. Is taking IMDUR diminishing the affect of exercising on my body fitness and brain?

[lizzchoate]

I have had chest pain (dull ache & shooting pains) as well as spontaneous palpitations. The palpatations have been happening for about 8 years, and the pain for about 10 years. The palpatations have changed over the last few years, they used to feel like they were almost a muscle spasm directly under my skin (center chest) now they feel deeper and stronger and my heart beats hard after they occur for about a minute. They occur at rest and with activity. I have smoked for 20 years. Help please.

[bobbywashington]

Hello Dr. I have an issue I've been dealing with for many years. I suffer with panic attacks and i get rapid heart beat and bp spikes only at that time. One time in 2006 I had a severe panic attack and went into AF. I now take 12.5 attenenol a day. I need to know 2 things, 1. Should I take the attenenol before I run, or after. And 2, How fast should my heart rate get when running at a 7.0 pace on treadmill? Keeping in mind Im a 38 year old male (Afro American) and Im 207 pounds.

[TheSafecracker777]

Take the red pill

[apejaffa]

Yay!

[ohfoohy]

Harro.

[NathanWubs]

@awaken69 Why thank you for the link to a real scientist. I will certainly watch it and then I will reply does that suit you well?