KSHB: New Research Looking at CT Scans of Mummies Finds Evidence of Heart Disease

Researchers analyzed CT scans from more than 200 adult mummies from across the world, finding widespread evidence of heart disease.

KSHB talked to Dr. Randall Thompson, lead author of the Global HORUS Study and nuclear cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, about the the implications of the decade-long research project.

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