{"id":2054927,"date":"2025-09-27T23:31:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T23:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2054927"},"modified":"2025-09-27T23:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T23:31:18","slug":"jake-knapps-girlfriend-makena-white-suffered-from-heart-issues-prior-to-death-at-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jake-knapps-girlfriend-makena-white-suffered-from-heart-issues-prior-to-death-at-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Knapp&#8217;s girlfriend, Makena White, suffered from heart issues prior to death at 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Makena White, the former girlfriend of professional golfer Jake Knapp, was experiencing heart problems prior to her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/26\/celebrity-news\/makena-white-girlfriend-of-pro-golfer-jake-knapp-dead-at-28\/\">death at age 28<\/a> this week. <\/p>\n<p>In a post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/makenawhite\/status\/1929529277365596594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared on X<\/a> dated June 2, the former medical sales rep shared a photo showing that she was keeping tabs on her boyfriend\u2019s performance at this year\u2019s US Open Golf final qualifying tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re dialled #GolfsLongestDay,\u201d she captioned the photo. <\/p>\n<p>She followed up the tweet <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/makenawhite\/status\/1929592289057292696\">with another photo <\/a>that showed her heart rate being tracked on her Apple Watch, which revealed she was experiencing tachycardia. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>PGA golfer Jake Knapp\u2019s girlfriend, Makena White, suffered heart issues prior to her death at age 28, according to several social media posts. <span class=\"credit\">Makena White\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In one of her X posts dated in June, she revealed she was experiencing tachycardia, meaning her heart rate was over 100 beats a minute.  <span class=\"credit\">Makena White\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201c(By dialled I mean tachycardic) #golfslongestday,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>Per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/tachycardia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20355127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Mayo clinic<\/a>, \u201cTachycardia is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats a minute.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTachycardia may not cause any symptoms or complications. But sometimes it\u2019s a warning of a medical condition that needs attention. Some forms of tachycardia can lead to serious health problems if left untreated. Such problems may include heart failure, stroke or sudden cardiac death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another previous <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/makenawhite\/status\/1925956232738746751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X post shared in May<\/a>, she revealed she suffered from her own heart defect that required her to wear some form of monitoring equipment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Per the Mayo clinic, \u201ctachycardia may not cause any symptoms or complications. But sometimes it\u2019s a warning of a medical condition that needs attention.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Makena White\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In May, she disclosed that she suffered from a heart defect that required her to wear a holter monitor.  <span class=\"credit\">Makena White\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe irony of being at a cardiac surgery conference (for my job) while wearing a holter monitor for your own heart defect is pretty funny,\u201d she wrote alongside a mirror selfie showing off said monitor. She also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/makenawhite\/status\/1925956232738746751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insinuated in April<\/a> that she\u2019d undergone some sort of procedure \u2014 her sixth in a string of operations.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s death was revealed by one of her friends in an Instagram post shared to the 28-year-old\u2019s account on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMakena passed away earlier this week,\u201d the friend wrote. \u201cShe is already so deeply missed by her Dad, her family, her friends, and of course by [dogs] Nelly and Fergie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Her official cause of death has not yet been revealed as details surrounding her shocking passing remain unknown. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>White\u2019s death was announced by one of her friends via Instagram on Friday.  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Knapp commented on the sad loss of his girlfriend on Saturday by remembering her \u201cfun, outgoing energy\u201d that \u201cwill be missed.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Makena White\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White\u2019s boyfriend <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/27\/celebrity-news\/pro-golfer-jake-knapp-speaks-on-girlfriend-makena-whites-death\/\">commented on the sad loss<\/a> of his girlfriend in a statement given to Page Six on Saturday, admitting he was having a hard time processing the \u201ctough reality.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMakena was such a thoughtful person whose selflessness toward others is something I will always appreciate,\u201d the PGA golfer, 31, said, noting her  \u201cfun, outgoing energy\u201d that \u201cwill be missed\u201d by him, family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an understatement to say how hard all of this is to process for everyone who knew Mak, especially her family and friends, who deserve privacy and respect during this difficult time,\u201d Knapp closed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makena White, the former girlfriend of professional golfer Jake Knapp, was experiencing heart problems prior to her death at age 28 this week. 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