084 - The Chief Medical Officer for Prevention at the American Heart Association on the Intersections of Cardiovascular Disease, Health Equity, and COVID-19
Underlying medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and Type II diabetes are risk factors for critical illness or death from COVID-19. Just as these chronic health issues disproportionately impact different racial and ethnic groups in the US, so too is COVID-19. Dr. Eduardo Sanchez of the American Heart Association talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about how the US’s failure to address the underlying health of its populations is contributing to COVID-19 fatalities and what needs to be done to preserve the health, wellbeing, and the economic viability of our nation.