4 Cardiovascular Disease in Women with and Without Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multisystem disease with high rates of morbidity and mortality. In recent years, there has been increasing focus on the growing rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in RA, over and above expected levels allowing for ‘traditional’ risk factors. In this paper the impact of CVD in RA, the relative contributions of traditional risk factors and novel risk factors (inc...

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Disease

Rheumatoid arthritis is characterised by uncontrolled chronic inflammation of the joints, which leads to their destruction and functional disability. It is also associated with increased and early cardiovascular mortality. This is thought to be linked to chronic systemic inflammation, which can lead to accelerated atherosclerosis, and thus earlier and more severe CHD. The beneficial effects of ...

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We compared the incidence rates of myocardial infarction and stroke in subjects with and without rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS AND RESULTS A prospective cohort study was conducted among the 114 342 women participating in the Nurses' Health Study who were free of cardiovascular disease and rheum...

Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis.

The Association between Depression and vitamin D level with disease activity in patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic rheumatologic disease, affecting different aspects of patient life. Although several studies have reported a higher rate of depression among patients with RA, there is still controversy over the underlying risk factors and probable covariates of depression in these individuals. The present study investigated the relationship between disease a...