A lot had to go right for Jeff Geraci to survive his heart attack.

Eight weeks ago, Geraci, 64, had just reached a personal best for rowing at a workout class when he started to feel especially tired in his car. While driving home on First Colonial Road in Virginia Beach, he had a heart attack behind the wheel. After crossing all lanes of traffic and narrowly missing a bus, Geraci crashed into a sign outside a dentist office.

Just yards away, Dr. Deepak Talreja who had arrived to work at Sentara Cardiology Specialists, heard the crash and quickly began CPR. Geraci was later transported to the hospital, where doctors told him that he had gone through “sudden cardiac death.” Talreja said Geraci had a “widow maker” blockage in the artery at the front of his heart.

If Geraci had stayed at h

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