Dr. Gupta, please ignore the thumbs down. These poor souls can't handle your gracefulness and generosity. On behalf of thousands of others, THANK YOU! Please stay safe, sir!

For all of you with anxiety I strongly recommend taking meditation classes. It teaches u how to breathe slowly and steadily so that it becomes natural state and u can control your anxiety and reactions to lifes pressures. I did 40 years ago...no longer necessary...i'm 70 y.o. bless you all.

thumbs down for what??? He's giving a free health video.

9 years after this video was posted, and individuals are still benefitting from your expertise and knowledge. Thank you Dr. Gupta. Watching from Malawi 🇲🇼 , Southern Africa.

Breathlessness is terrifying especially when you're just lying down or sitting down.

Doctor, I can see you have very good skills in verbal communication. You explain things with huge clarity... if you are not a lecturer already, then please may I ask you to consider this... good lecturers and teachers are a rare commodity (as you will recall from your days of being a student) so I think your skills should be used as a teacher or lecturer in heart medicine.

Such a joy to have a specialist doctor talk on utube, so we can learn and be educated .. …..we are privileged!

What a lovely man - God bless him - a giver x

Your ability to communicate is thorough and exceptional. Much thanks

I could listen to you talk all day what a beautiful accent.

How kind you are to do this video, especially needed during corona-times: I'm all breathless and now I have some ideas what to think about and double-check. A true act of charity, showing what doctors can do for the world. THANK YOU!

Thank you so much for your explanation. Extremely useful. Irrespective of thumbs down, ( They don’t speak for all) I learnt a lot. Thank you very much for taking the initiative to do this. Bless you 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you. You explain medical problems simply and clearly for the average person.

These are the best teaching vids I have found to explain heart incidents. Thank you Dr Gupta.

Thank you for the clearest and concise information available on u-tube, no hysteronics or drama, 🙏,

Thank you so much for your video. I appreciate you taking the time to make the video, and all your help and support. Blessings!

7 years later, this video still is giving help to all…. I just climbed on my shed to cut some wood for the roof and was very breathless… turns out I have exercise intolerance and anxiety. Nice mix that!! Gonna be tough to break that cycle!

Great video and very helpful! Also, in terms a layman can understand. Great job and thanks Dr Gupta!

Very helpful! You've answered all my questions that I've been looking for. Thank You soo much sir and God Bless for all that you do!

I'm so glad I'm doing to your channel. Thank you so much for sharing ideas with us that we could share with our doctor should we have the symptoms. A lot of times we go into the doctor's office and go completely blank when there's something truly going on. Always write the list people and bring it with you.

Your videos are very informative. I just recently had an ekg showing “undiagnosed” left atrial enlargement, having a stress test and echocardiogram this week. I found your channel and you have totally taken my stress away.

When I was diagnosed with A Fib I was breathless when I did any kind of exercise. I haven't had that problem of late and I have been working on diet, exercise, and sleep and just trying to stay healthy-- these things really help. Great video!

Yes ... very useful. Thank you for taking the time to set this all out so straightforwardly

Thank you for giving me clarity on breathlessness. Very reassuring, and much appreciated.

Great guy with a lot of wisdom.

Thank you, Dr. Gupta for these so many gifts of knowledge you keep sharing. I cannot begin to tell you how much these help. Many blessings . I am deeply grateful.

thank you for understand that a lot of people who view this are really anxiety patients ''like myself ;' the reassuring words help me make sense out of whats happening for me ''smoking heavy .. not active .. overweight .. i dont know why that makes me feel better, ? possibly that i know im able to do something about those three things

The thumbs down is a reaction to their own fear & unwillingness to begin their much needed diagnosis & changes in life style that is aggravating the heart health. We all know that, that have chosen to take control of our health. Kudos to you Dr. Gupta. I have started my heart journey.

A very informative video,so thanks for this.

Sir, You Have Really Explained Breathlessness In Very Simple Words & Very Effectively.God Bless You

Thanks Doc, been worried about my ticker for years!

Thanks so much Dr. Gupta for your Helpful Tutorial Video about Breathlessness Symptoms!Am grateful listening to your Tips!God Bless You Doctor!🙏💖

Thank you Doctor for doing this. Having to wait a long time for hospital appointment due to Covid so it’s reassuring to have some advice. God Bless

Thank you. My sister had triple bypass surgery 4 months ago and she gets breathless but not every day. It is concerning because she thinks she should be much better by now. The breathless episode just last a few minutes and she will be seeing her cardiologist next month to ask him about it. Thank you again.

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to help us!

This is excellent. Lots of information that a layman can understand.

That was an awesome video. Straight facts, easy to understand and I actually can remember the information and my brain can make sense of what was said. Thank you!

Love you Dr. You're a blessing

I love an appreciate you Dr. Gupta. You are kind & gracious to teach and share your knowledge to help us. :)

thank you, i was feeling scared, since sometimes i get breathless when about to sleep but feel awesome when i jog. this video greatly calmed my nerves❤

Thank you Dr Gupta for all your KZfaq presentations. I've watched quite a few now and it is helping me so much. My LVMI has doubled since my previous 2D Echo test and your videos have helped me to understand what is going on and how I need to take action to prevent matters getting worse. You make everything so easy to understand. I thank you from the bottom of my very imperfect heart.

Very well done. Thank you.

Thanks, Doc. I think you boiled it down and served it up nicely.

Thank you, Dr. Gupta for the great info! Very much appreciated.

This information is very helpful, thank you sir!

My husband had Long QT syndrome that went undiagnosed until his autopsy. He also had asthma so in hindsight I often wonder how many instances of breathlessness were heart related rather than asthma.

Will definitely be getting checked by a local cardiologist in Phoenix. Thank you, Dr. Gupta. 9.16.23

Thank you Dr. Gupta for sharing. All of your videos that I have listened to have been so helpful. May GOD richly Bless you for you kindness in sharing your knowledge with others. I am certain with just sharing your knowledge you have saved many lives. You have given me a lot of peace and understanding as to my newly diagnosed condition. I am not one to go the conventional route and am determined to conquer this holistically and with faith in YAHUSHUAH and by HIS WORD that by HIS stripes, we are healed. Nutrition and rest heals. Drugs kill.

Great explanation on this subject. Answered my question

Must watch video. Thumbs up!

Thank you so much Dr. Gupta for taking your valuable time to do this video. The information is so helpful.

Thanks doctor. I like your vids more than any others online. You make it easy for me to understand my heart 💗 .I am.over weight but I'm solid thick build kind of guy. Even on drugs years ago and strung out not eat well at all I was 180 pounds at my worst. I'm now 250 pounds and I have not weight lifting for 2 years since refuse covid vaccines I have gained fat and no gym . I'm out of breath walking even I noticed yesterday. No chest pains lately but I had weird flutters and feeling sensation in heart recently. I'm going for a heart EKG for my Suboxone treatment and I do have left ventricular hypertrophy as well. I'm afraid I'm have something seriously wrong in my heart . Come to think of it I'm catch my breath alot lately even at rest , something is wrong. Thank you and I'm Go for EKG soon. I'm on several medications for high blood pressure and I'm taking aspirin daily or every second day. These heart issues scare me .

I always thought that my breathlessness was more due to lung problems than heart but I want to work closely with my doctor for this! ... I'm only 35, this is making me feel a bit sad!

Thank you doctor taking the time to explain these health issues i.e heart breathing problems I have been having. God Bless

Dear Dr. Gupta. I was having a very bad time before seeing the thumbnail with your beautiful name. Thank you my friend. You are number 1

If its a panic attack, then plug one nostril shut, and take a deep breath in through other nostril. Then switch nostril's, and breathe out! Slowly both inhaling and exhaling.

Thank you Doctor.

Thank you so much. Dr Gupta ,you are so nice to spend this time. On here And I sure appreciate all your knowledge you are an excellent doctor and I cannot thank you enough for all your information did it help me out a great deal I have a stent and I have a lot of shortness of breath ,

Absolutely the best educator.

Very informative, thank you.

My breathlessness is at rest. It wakes me up at night around an hour into sleep. I'm worried. you mentioning that it may not be a critical health condition gave a some mental relief. I'm still going to get checked by my doctor. Thanks for the information!

Wonderful. Doctor thank you for your excellent lectures you are very generous with your knowledge , from western Canada.

Thank you for the helpful videos York cardio and Dr Sanjay Gupta!

Thank you It was worth watching

I am 79, I have been doing Crossfit for 9 years. Even did reasonably well in the 65+ CrossFit open. 3 months ago I was at my doctor for something very minor. He put his stethoscope on my back/chest and said I have a murmur. Echocardiogram indicated moderate to serious mitral valve prolapse and regurgitation. Also moderator serious aortic stenosis. Stress test:- METs 10.2 VOL2 Max 35.9. In a couple of weeks I will be having open heart surgery! Luckily I am excellent health and fitness. If I did not go to my doctor I would never have know until it got significantly worse.

Thank you Dr. Gupta for your informative video's you have made a big difference to my life in understanding these problems more comprehensively. Take care.

you are spot on with this video. i just found it. wish i found it 3 months ago. yes, you are correct on every thing you said.

recently came across these videos, loving them !!!

I have chest pain, but it’s very brief and random. Normally when I get short of breath, it’s after I eat if I sit down. Could I just have a case of acid reflux?

You address the tiniest symptoms and assure us 😊 amazing dr ❤❤❤

Thank you for this video! Very informative! God bless you!!

I was short of breath due to low iron. My Hemoglobin was 'fine', but my Ferritin was ZERO. This was all due to very heavy periods ('flooding').

I am a man aged 70 who suffers with breathlessness caused by angina which was only diagnosed about 10 years ago even though it started to be a problem 30 years ago....I started to struggle on stairs and even collapsed once or twice,but never had any chest pain until 10 years ago when I began to experience chest pressure on walking uphill which became a problem.But if I stopped for just a few seconds the pressure subsided.It was a strange sensation but I literally could not take another step, I felt like something inside was about to burst open!Anyway I had the angiogram ,got the angina diagnosis...I have more than one narrowed artery,and I was given the Nitromin spray which I never got on with....It did not prevent the breathlessness,in fact it made it worse ...I literally had to wait for the stuff to wear off before I could take a single step.Believe it or not I still have not used up the first spray I was given 10 years ago!But lately my symptoms have worsened and I often feel like I am about to pass out even walking up a slight incline and I start staggering like a drunken man,It's made me reluctant to go out but I am alone and need to get to the shops on foot.

Please do a video regarding Diastolic Heart Dysfunction & the different grades; Treatment for Diastolic Heart Dysfunction; Discuss Beta Blockers side effect of pulmonary edema; How long does it take for pulmonary edema to resolve after stopping Beta Blockers; If I can't take Beta Blockers due to the side effect of pulmonary edema would a Calcium Channel Blocker be an option for treatment? Thank you so much for your videos. You are a true physician concerned with helping people. Thank You!!

Great video and very helpful, Thank You

After a major heart attack, i am facing shortness of breathing during slipping but no problem during walking, I can walk continue 45-60 minutes without any shortness of breath or any chest discomfort. All problems occur at night while laying down or sleeping. My EF is at 50% after HA.

This eased my anxiety a bit hearing that if it was a heart problem it would get worse with exercise. I think I have bad anxiety attacks and the last 3 days I’ve been having trouble breathing when I’m not laying down. Exercise and Yoga help (or at the very least, temporarily reduce breathlessness).

Thank you for your helpful videos. God bless your generosity. I have a question, is there a connection between with headaches or neck aches and BP or heart connection.

Thank you for the informations, Dr. Gupta.

Thank you youre so sweet! If you have a chance, do you have any advice for this situation? My Dr is stumped :/.... I have breathlessness but perfectly fine O2 levels, dizzines/weakness/being off balance with low blood pressure that seems to fluctuate (will be getting a new cuff to double check). I habe asthma and allergies and anxiety but my symptoms feel different than anything I feel from any of those and are mostly while at rest. Upon excercising more they improve until Im done and then are typically worse. Ive always felt this was related to blood sugar, but again numbers are completely normal o.o... No pressure to answer if youre busy or arent sure... Again just thank you for the video and stay well ❤

Hey Sunjay, I've started getting these so called ectopic beats for a few months, they've gone away for two months and started again with other symptoms like dizziness, should I consider increasing my potassium and magnesium intake? I got tested a few months ago and I have a structurally normal heart, blood pressure is fine and they suggested the 24 hour test however said its not completely necessary so I didn't go ahead with that.

Dr Gupta ...keep up your good work ...way to go...God bless 🙏

Thank you Dr. Sanjay for the valuable information and the smooth clarification .. But can not get a short of breath due to anemia?

Thanks again Dr Guptor. Yes I presented to my GP with breathlessness and medicated last July. No remission so my GP naturally passed me to a certain Respiratory Consultant who diagnosed Dysfunctional Breathing which was passed back to my GP with no BNP taken by the consultant. More exercise/treadmill and gym work needed apparently. One week later extremely acute breathlessness, back to hospital and the receiving doctor echoed and found heart failure within 30 minutes.

Thank you sir for ur information. And what is the reason for breathelessnesswhen some one lying flat.

I had all the tests due to feeling out of breath and rising blood pressure. Told heart is normal but they did find I have an arrhythmia. I don't have angina. Cough once in a while. What to do then when heart is NOT pumping blood effectively. Is blood then too thick? Could it simply be a LUNG problem? Is regular walking, deep breathing or something more aggressive helpful? When I wake up (at rest) I could feel difficulty breathing. I know if I take my BP then it will be high. I do live in a high altitude state (CO). Waiting now for appt with Doctor. Anxious. You are so wonderful at explaining with such patience and expertise and all those reading this I know so appreciate your taking the time to reach so many people. Bless you...

Very useful info and you have a pleasant way of explaining the facts.

Never knew what it felt like untell one day as a kid at the park I fell on my back and got the wind knocked out me trying to gasp for air was the scariest thing ever only last like 5 seconds but it was 5 scary seconds

I have Afib. It's mostly under control with flecenaide. But now I feel very weak, as if I was anemic. I walk for a few minutes and feel almost as if my blood pressure drops. Or I will feel disconnected from the ground. I am eating a very healthy plant based diet, and have tried b vitamin shots. Nothing helps.

Doctor Gupta this video is so highly informative and easy to understand Amazing

Great video. I had suspected covid back in March. Have suffered with debilitating breathlessness since, at rest and also I have exercise intolerance. Had a clear x ray and a normal echo but have had no scans. My brother has congenital heart disease, hole in heart and replacement valves and now heart failure and my Dad recently died of vascular disease. Should I be pushing for heart or lung scans. My GP doesn’t seem to be much help. I’m early 40’s. Thanks.

This was very useful. I’m 30 and I get short of breath when I lay down. Bend forward or get up too fast. Anyone else here experience that?

I do have a idea on how to stable your breathlessness , it worked for me , but im not sure if it work the same for you. 1. Dont panic and sit up right 2. Dont take a deep breathe for as long as you can 3. Try to focus on something else that can fully distract you from the breathlessness Keep in mind that this is a idea from a random stranger and *NOT* a docter.

This is exactly what’s happening to me. It happens the second I fall asleep. And usually at night. But I e also noticed it during the daytime when trying to take a nap. I smoke daily, take about 300mg of caffeine daily, and drink alcohol 4-5 beers a night. I’m really gonna start trying to change my lifestyle/bad habits- cause this is scary. And it’s keeping me from sleeping. Thanks to everyone who posted a comment and thank you Dr. for the video. Good luck to everyone experiencing this same thing. - And God bless.

Thank you for explaining this clearly

You're a wonderful human being, thank you very much on behalf of me and a bunch of other strangers on the internet ❤😊 Also a question, should one get their calcium levels checked if they have high blood pressure and will vitamins D3 and K2 help the body to absorb calcium therefore plaques, lessening the chance of a heart attack/clot ?

Another way is by relaxing, It can help, just try not to think about it (currently with it right now)

Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

It's always so enjoyable hearing him talk

I get breathlessness while walking upstairs, when I get angry and when am lying down on bed. I keep two pillows to breathe normally. And MRI brain told that I have deflection of nose. Also I feel choking of throat with breathlessness. Pl advise Dr. Gupta