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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 …