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County briefing highlights heart‑scan pilot; officials say screenings found previously undetected disease
Summary
Vice Mayor Bogan presented early results from a county heart‑scan pilot, saying more than 5,300 people had been screened and that the program identified blocked arteries and cancers in asymptomatic participants. Commissioners asked staff to compile data for potential insurer outreach.
Broward County officials told commissioners Tuesday that an ongoing heart‑scan pilot has screened thousands of asymptomatic residents and identified a substantial number of previously undetected serious conditions.
Vice Mayor Bogan said the program had tested 5,323 people to date and had another 6,900 appointment slots scheduled, and he highlighted several short video testimonials from participants whose scans revealed urgent problems. “Out of that, 62 percent had either very…
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