February is American Heart Month.A few weeks ago, as I was wrapping up my physical, my doctor asked, “When was the last time you had an echocardiogram?”I’d had a super stressful year and didn’t want to think about dealing with one more thing. But my family has a history of heart disease, and I knew that taking this simple test was the right thing for my health. I headed downstairs to the radiology department, script in hand. When the radiologist called me in without much of a wait, I figured at least I’d be out of there quickly. But the echo took much longer than usual. After about 45 minutes,...

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