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When heart rate rises, the heart dilates to pump more blood. In Jenny Simpson’s heart, that exposes dysfunctional tissue to arrhythmia.
Jenny Simpson survived through a precisely timed chain: quality CPR, fast EMS, an AED, and proximity to Duke in the Research Triangle.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy genetically thickens heart muscle, carries roughly a 25% risk, and commonly causes sudden cardiac arrest in younger athletes.
Running did not cause Jenny Simpson’s ARVC. It was inherited, present throughout her life, and revealed by running.
Hands-only CPR and chest compressions can protect someone’s brain and organs when advanced care is not yet available.
In a public cardiac emergency, bystanders must start helping immediately instead of waiting for expert responders.
A four-year stack of kept commitments can become heavier than fear, even after missed sessions and failures.
Deep conversations get easier in motion: a pumping heart helps the brain sort things out, and honesty needs no eye contact.
CPR and AEDs save many cardiac-arrest victims, yet fear, uncertainty, and waiting for experts stop people from using them.
During five ICU days, Jenny Simpson remembered only nurses Claire and Dwight. Their voices reached her when others could not.
After cardiac arrest, survival hinges on rapid CPR, proximity to care, and treatment delivered without delay.
It remains unknown whether intense training makes ARVC appear earlier, or whether less intense training leaves people asymptomatic.
Early screening could help, but ARVC is hard to detect young because clinicians need evidence of heart damage.
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