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How a Simple Scan Can Reveal a Hidden Type of Heart Disease

Instead of a heart biopsy, a nuclear imaging test called a technetium Tc 99m pyrophosphate scan can now detect cardiac ATTR amyloidosis.

Reporter's notebook: Why I decided to do elective medical tests like a whole body scan, and what I learned

Commercial, paid medical screening like blood tests, whole body MRIs and DEXA scans, which can evaluate bone density and ...