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    The results are likely to change heart failure guidelines, which currently give a lukewarm recommendation for intravenous iron in the US, experts say.

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    November 18, 2020 — A late-breaking study at the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions showed nearly 20,000 patients revealed that cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) patients dramatically increased the risk of in-hospital mortality. The risk of death was particularly high for older, nonwhite men.

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    November 18, 2020 — A new American Heart Association (AHA) collaborative model for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) research, using data from the new AHA COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry, found hispanic and black adults with COVID-19 were far more likely to be hospitalized than their white counterparts, as were people with obesity and COVID-19, acc

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    In 2018, about one-quarter of adults aged 18 to 34 years with CVD received a flu shot and in those with a history of MI only about 20% were vaccinated, researchers reported at the virtual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. “For people with cardiovascular disease, it is important to take the necessary steps to protect themselves from flu as there is a high risk of having

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