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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 28 > A young heart saved by a chance checkup

A young heart saved by a chance checkup

Surgery repaired a teen’s aorta just months after a free scan revealed a problem

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
December 28, 2008

When her mother told her she had signed her up for a free heart screening, Christy Rogers figured it was pointless. After all, the 16-year-old Summit High junior is an elite Junior National swimmer with the Bend Swim Club. She knew her heart was working just fine.

“I thought it was a....

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