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Jenny Simpson says she was diagnosed with the inherited heart condition ARVC after her collapse

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published September 7, 2026 · Rich Roll Podcast · She Ran in 3 Olympics. Now She May Never Run Again
Jenny Simpson says she was diagnosed with the inherited heart condition ARVC after her collapse
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She Ran in 3 Olympics. Now She May Never Run Again

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"I was diagnosed with a rare heart disease. I have it's called ARVC arhythmogenic right ventricular cardiammyopathy. We didn't know that I had this disease. It's an inherited disease."

Jenny Simpson says doctors diagnosed her with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) following her cardiac arrest. She describes it as a rare inherited disease that progresses over time and says she did not know she had it beforehand.

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Jenny Simpson · guest
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She Ran in 3 Olympics. Now She May Never Run Again
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