OP0101 RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DISEASE ACTIVITY OVER TIME AND SUBSEQUENT CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS.

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 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...

Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis.

25(OH) vitamin D serum values and rheumatoid arthritis disease activity (DAS28ESR)

Background: The role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis is under investigation. This study was designed to evaluate the correlation between serum values of 25(OH) vitamin D [25(OH)D] and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients according to Disease Activity Score 28 joints and ESR (DAS28ESR). Methods: Ninety-nine patients according to ACR classification crit...

Periodontitis in rheumatoid arthritis patients, abundance and association with disease activity

Background: There are some discrepancy in association between activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the periodontal status of outpatients with RA.    Methods: The study was conducted in 2013-14 in a rheumatology clinic in Sari, north of Iran on 74 patients with RA.  Evaluation of RA disease activity was according to diseas...