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Consumer-driven health testing has a healthy prognosis.(BodyScan Imaging Center)(full-body scan services)(Brief Article)

Wichita Business Journal (KS)

| August 24, 2001 | JAFFE, ANNA | COPYRIGHT 2000 American City Business Journals, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

After playing professional soccer for 11 years, Gino Schiraldi, former Kansas City Comets goalie, thought he was in great shape.

Schiraldi avoided doctors like the plague and generally didn't think a whole lot about his health until, at 43, he started to experience fatigue and chest pain. A visit to his doctor and a stress test failed to turn up any problems.

"My doctor said I was strong as a bull, but I wasn't feeling well," Schiraldi said. "I knew something was up, but I didn't show the signs of a person who had a heart condition."

That's when Schiraldi took matters into his own hands. He paid to have a heart scan at BodyScan Imaging Center in …

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