Overview
- Jeff Geraci, 64, went into sudden cardiac arrest while driving home from a workout in Virginia Beach.
- His car crossed multiple lanes, struck a business sign, and came to rest in a parking lot steps from cardiologist Dr. Deepak Talreja’s office.
- Talreja sprinted to the crash, found Geraci without a pulse or breathing, and performed about eight minutes of CPR before responders took over.
- Subsequent evaluation identified severe left anterior descending artery blockages of about 95% and 90%, a pattern often referred to as a widow maker.
- Geraci has returned to work, credits the immediate response for his survival, and is making dietary changes given his family history of heart disease.