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Healthcare Access and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management Among Working-Age US Adults During the Pandemic

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Background:Low-income working-age US adults disproportionately experienced healthcare disruptions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 0.98]) and cholesterol testing (RR 0.93 [0.91-0.96]) Treatment for hypertension (RR 1.05 [1.02-1.08]) Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print.

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Pre- and post-pandemic comparisons in cardiovascular markers: a population-based study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic, starting in 2020, raised concerns about potential long-term health impacts, including its effects on cardiovascular health and related biomarkers. The study observed modest declines in mean glucose, cholesterol, HDL, and LDL levels post-pandemic, with stable blood pressure.

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Avocados for the Heart; Cardiology's Sad State; CBD for Pulmonary Hypertension?

Heart 2023 Conference

(Open JAMA Network) According to findings given at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, COVID-19 is more severe in patients with a high cardiovascular risk, even if they don't have any current cardiovascular illness.