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Teenager urges parents to get EKG testing for children who play sports
Published on: 7/21/2017
"My mother saw a commercial on TV for an EKG screening at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, and even though I was reluctant and complaining a lot about going in on a Friday afternoon to have what I thought was a useless test, I'm definitely thankful that she made that decision because it ended up saving my life," Andrew Lorenzen said.
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