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To: buckalfa

I do believe they can rule this out with an echocardiogram, which is much easier/cheaper than an MRI.

Power 5 schools can pay to have a cardiologist come out to the stadium and do the testing. The smaller schools? Not so much.


4 posted on 08/17/2020 1:58:24 PM PDT by Gamecock ("O God, break the teeth in their mouths." - Psalm 58:6)
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To: Gamecock

Does an echocardiogram cost $210 or $1,830? UnitedHealth ...www.healthcaredive.com › news › does-an-echocardio...
May 24, 2019 - The company analyzed spending on 12.5 million diagnostics tests for its ... found the price paid for an echocardiogram varied from $210 to $1,830. ... were 33% below the national average in 2016, and highest in Anchorage, .


5 posted on 08/17/2020 2:33:07 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Vote Biden and share the Seattle/Portland/New York/Chicago/LA death to America/and you! experience!)
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To: Gamecock

Go back to med school.

Echo can show an impaired contractility or reduced ejection fraction.
MRI is MUCH more sensitive to inflammation.

Why not let the cardiologists sort this out.


6 posted on 08/17/2020 2:33:12 PM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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