Chloe Burke, a Texas pageant queen and former University of Houston cheerleader, experienced a potentially life-threatening cardiac arrest back when she was just 21 years old, ultimately leading to the discovery of a congenital condition she has called myocardial bridging, when one or more of the coronary arteries goes through the heart muscle instead of being on its surface. However, when she first complained of her unusual symptoms, doctors dismissed her as a hypochondriac and a "young overly dramatic girl."