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Social and economic factors have the greatest impact on COVID-19 outcomes, including an “epidemic” of CV diseases and hospitalizations, and social determinants of health must be addressed to counter disparities, according to a speaker.

The timing of physical activity could affect the risk for CVD, according to study findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and severe obesity have a lower risk for cardiovascular disease if they undergo bariatric surgery vs. those who do not have surgery, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

In the U.K., the severity of CVD comorbidities increased during the pandemic while elective admissions and procedures decreased, an observation accompanied by increased emergency admissions, researchers reported.

In a recent study, Mexican American adults and non-Hispanic Black adults in the United States had an overall greater prevalence of hypertension, obesity and diabetes mellitus compared with white adults and Asian adults.

Late menarche was associated with a 15% to 33% greater risk for MI and stroke among premenopausal women compared with menarche at age 13 years, researchers reported.

Among patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation, Black patients were less likely to be discharged while taking anticoagulant therapy, and direct oral anticoagulants in particular, than white patients, researchers reported.

In a Scandinavian cohort, offspring born to mothers with preeclampsia had elevated risk for ischemic heart disease and stroke, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Black adults in the United States with multiple cardiometabolic morbidities are at increased risk for both all-cause and CHD mortality, according to a study.

Breast arterial calcification identified during routine mammography was associated with greater risks for coronary artery disease and stroke within 10 years, data published in Menopause show.