Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease

An increased risk of cardiovascular events and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been attributed to the inflammatory milieu associated with this chronic autoimmune disease and possibly to the independent effects of RA medications on risk. This review provides...

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Published in:Current rheumatology reports 2008-10, Vol.10 (5), p.390-397
Main Author: Wasko, Mary Chester M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Comorbidity
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Rheumatology
Risk Factors
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Summary:An increased risk of cardiovascular events and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been attributed to the inflammatory milieu associated with this chronic autoimmune disease and possibly to the independent effects of RA medications on risk. This review provides an update on the most recent epidemiologic studies documenting this relationship and noteworthy publications examining RA-related factors that could influence the role of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and expression of atherosclerotic disease in patients with RA.
ISSN:1523-3774
1534-6307
DOI:10.1007/s11926-008-0063-0