Obese COVID-19 Patients Face Higher Risk, Systemic Racism Evident, AHA COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry Shows
Clear public messages should warn of higher risk for obese COVID-19 patients, while more must be done to tackle the endemic issue of systemic racism in the U.S., researchers urged Tuesday, stressing that both obese and minority patients have fared worse in the American Heart Association’s (AHA) COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.