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COVID’s Heart Complications Modest in Large Registry – MedPage Today
Obese and minority groups at higher risk, though, analyses affirm
The first results emerging from the American Heart Association (AHA) COVID-19 registry showed fewer cardiovascular complications than expected from some series, but reemphasized the higher risk with obesity and among minorities.
Multiple analyses of the more than 22,500-patient database were presented at a press conference at the virtual AHA meeting by James de Lemos, MD, of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, on behalf of the researchers.
The 109 participating hospitals and medical centers…
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