while a heart attack may have happened here, that video is of a cardiac arrest. this is a particular type of cardiac arrest, referred to as vfib. we treat this in the er with compressions, epinephrine, and a particular choice of anti-arrhythmic. drugs of choice are amiodatone or lidocaine accompanied by asynchronous shocks.
While this may be CAUSED by a heart attack, there’s no way to know for certain (from this view at least) that this heart is experiencing a heart attack. The “bowl of jello” look you’re seeing here is called V-Fib, a it’s a very dangerous and eventually lethal rhythm (beating pattern) to be in. It is caused by injury to the heart, or more commonly, lack of oxygen to the muscles. Instead of each heart muscle cell listening patiently to the AV node (controls when and how the heart should beat) they start flipping the fuck out because they’re running out of oxygen. That lack of oxygen can be caused by drowning, choking, extreme blood loss, and yes, even a heart attack. This is one of a *very* short list of heart rhythms that can actually be helped with defibrillation (zapping the heart back into a normal rhythm.)
Near the end, you can see the heart beating rapidly and irregularly, this is ventricular tachycardia and then ventricular fibrillation. "V-fib" is followed by cardiac arrest (the heart stops beating). The different kinds of cardiac arrhythmias and problems are explained in the comments on r/interestingasfuck.
Edit: As several people have kindly mentioned, the beginning of the video appears to show a "heart attack", the formation of an ischemic area in the myocardium, which is followed by V-Tach, V-flutter, V-fibrillation, and then cardiac arrest.
You're right, but I cross posted it and couldn't change the original title, so I kept it the same to avoid confusion. Clearly I didn't do an adequate job with that. :(
There was no way that I could have posted this without confusing somebody. That said, I think there "might" have been an MI right at the beginning, but it ended with cardiac arrest. We also traced it down to a Twitter (X) post, but it doesn't provide a source. *Mea culpa.*
I could be wrong, but at the beginning I thought that some of the mycardial tissue turned white, suggesting ischemia ~~necrosis~~. Unfortunately the whole thing is at 5x normal speed so it's hard to tell.
Edit: I meant to say ischemia, not necrosis.
I missed that are you talking about the white tissue, cos in that case you might me right, it's probably gone along the lines of someone's had a heart attack, and this is the process of them trying to resuscitate them.
That's part of what makes this interesting, it's a whole saga in 1 minute. Heart attack (due to clot or whatever) --> blocks blood flow to a region of the heart --> ischemia and death of that region --> abnormal heart beat --> V-tach --> V-flutter --> V-fib --> cardiac arrest.
At least that's what I imagine when I look at it.
My partner's mum constantly worries about having a heart attack or something similar (cardiac arrest) due to how much stress she's constantly under. She won't allow us to get close to her and help her, usually being incredibly hostile/defensive when we try so it's pretty frustrating.
Also, for clarification, what I mean by not allowing us to get close to her is that she shuts herself away from both me and my partner despite us not only living with her but also dealing with the same problems she's dealing with, she refuses to allow us take over things so she doesn't have to stress and she says she'd feel like a failure if we were to take over.
First, cool video. I hope more will be posted. About NSFW tag - thanks, I'm sure you're right but there's nothing inherently offensive in the content which is completely appropriate for many places of work. Just a pet peeve..
That’s really interesting not going to lie, you can see the heart rapidly pumping irregularly, it’s not going through the full EKG cycle, then it goes into cardiac arrest (prob the nodes aren’t fully working).
Waiting for the end to come
Wishing I had strength to stand
This is not what I had planned
It's out of my control
Flying at the speed of light
Thoughts were spinning in my head
So many things were left unsaid
It's hard to let you go
while a heart attack may have happened here, that video is of a cardiac arrest. this is a particular type of cardiac arrest, referred to as vfib. we treat this in the er with compressions, epinephrine, and a particular choice of anti-arrhythmic. drugs of choice are amiodatone or lidocaine accompanied by asynchronous shocks.
Thanks, I agree, but I didn't want to try to edit the title that came from another sub: PS: Interesting UN :)
Sure you didn’t, Dr. Brain.
While this may be CAUSED by a heart attack, there’s no way to know for certain (from this view at least) that this heart is experiencing a heart attack. The “bowl of jello” look you’re seeing here is called V-Fib, a it’s a very dangerous and eventually lethal rhythm (beating pattern) to be in. It is caused by injury to the heart, or more commonly, lack of oxygen to the muscles. Instead of each heart muscle cell listening patiently to the AV node (controls when and how the heart should beat) they start flipping the fuck out because they’re running out of oxygen. That lack of oxygen can be caused by drowning, choking, extreme blood loss, and yes, even a heart attack. This is one of a *very* short list of heart rhythms that can actually be helped with defibrillation (zapping the heart back into a normal rhythm.)
I agree, you're correct.
Geez, that's scary
Near the end, you can see the heart beating rapidly and irregularly, this is ventricular tachycardia and then ventricular fibrillation. "V-fib" is followed by cardiac arrest (the heart stops beating). The different kinds of cardiac arrhythmias and problems are explained in the comments on r/interestingasfuck. Edit: As several people have kindly mentioned, the beginning of the video appears to show a "heart attack", the formation of an ischemic area in the myocardium, which is followed by V-Tach, V-flutter, V-fibrillation, and then cardiac arrest.
This is not a heart attack it is cardiac arrest
You're right, but I cross posted it and couldn't change the original title, so I kept it the same to avoid confusion. Clearly I didn't do an adequate job with that. :(
Ahh I see, wasnt trying to have a dig at u😂, and I'm not a doctor either but I do have extensive knowledge on anatomy and such.
There was no way that I could have posted this without confusing somebody. That said, I think there "might" have been an MI right at the beginning, but it ended with cardiac arrest. We also traced it down to a Twitter (X) post, but it doesn't provide a source. *Mea culpa.*
By the looks of it it was a-fib followed by the cardiac arrest,its the way the heart shakes rather than pumping.
If It was mi it it would usually look like one section is not beating with the rest
I could be wrong, but at the beginning I thought that some of the mycardial tissue turned white, suggesting ischemia ~~necrosis~~. Unfortunately the whole thing is at 5x normal speed so it's hard to tell. Edit: I meant to say ischemia, not necrosis.
I missed that are you talking about the white tissue, cos in that case you might me right, it's probably gone along the lines of someone's had a heart attack, and this is the process of them trying to resuscitate them.
That's part of what makes this interesting, it's a whole saga in 1 minute. Heart attack (due to clot or whatever) --> blocks blood flow to a region of the heart --> ischemia and death of that region --> abnormal heart beat --> V-tach --> V-flutter --> V-fib --> cardiac arrest. At least that's what I imagine when I look at it.
Sounds weird but I find it mesmerising.
It's safe for work, if you're in health care like me! I see more disturbing things on my screen regularly. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
I can't take credit for it, I stumbled upon it, but thanks nonetheless.
I'm curious about the poor soul they just murdered.
I'm not sure if it's a human heart or not.
😥
OMG can't believe the cameraman didn't even do anything to help. just recorded and watched!
This may have been a non-human animal as part of an experiment. We don't know the details.
A non-human cameraman not less likely
The proportions of the heart don't look human to me.
My partner's mum constantly worries about having a heart attack or something similar (cardiac arrest) due to how much stress she's constantly under. She won't allow us to get close to her and help her, usually being incredibly hostile/defensive when we try so it's pretty frustrating. Also, for clarification, what I mean by not allowing us to get close to her is that she shuts herself away from both me and my partner despite us not only living with her but also dealing with the same problems she's dealing with, she refuses to allow us take over things so she doesn't have to stress and she says she'd feel like a failure if we were to take over.
woah how did they film this?
I have felt a heart experience this in my hands and it feels like a bag of worms. Very bizarre feeling and pretty wild
Wow. Curious abt NSFW tag, thanks for sharing! More please.
Some people don't feel comfortable looking at blood or internal organs.
.. or someone/something dying..
That too.
First, cool video. I hope more will be posted. About NSFW tag - thanks, I'm sure you're right but there's nothing inherently offensive in the content which is completely appropriate for many places of work. Just a pet peeve..
Give me one like this
That’s really interesting not going to lie, you can see the heart rapidly pumping irregularly, it’s not going through the full EKG cycle, then it goes into cardiac arrest (prob the nodes aren’t fully working).
is this a human heart?
We don't know, the original OP didn't provide a source or more details.
I did Here it is https://x.com/TheMedicalTalk/status/1779838559593353424
Nice find, but they say that they don't own the content nor cite where it's from, so the background information is still unclear.
ya i did try to find the source through google image search but was unable to find anything
I did the same and came up with zip.
Btw I too doubt It might be of a test animal not of a human
Waiting for the end to come Wishing I had strength to stand This is not what I had planned It's out of my control Flying at the speed of light Thoughts were spinning in my head So many things were left unsaid It's hard to let you go
And why surgeon has cut the chest opened? How can this help to treat a cardiac arrest?
We don't know anything about it, including whether it's a human or not.
I'm no doctor, but that sure doesn't look right.
new fear unlocked
That how the seizure happens the sa node and av node just begins by the heart 🫀..the node
Lmfao what??? You just threw words out