Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease

Rheumatic disease and heart disease share common underpinnings involving inflammation. The high levels of inflammation that characterize rheumatic diseases provide a “natural experiment” to help elucidate the mechanisms by which inflammation accelerates heart disease. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is th...

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Published in:	The American heart journal Vol. 166; no. 4; pp. 622 - 628.e1
Main Authors:	Crowson, Cynthia S., Liao, Katherine P., Davis, John M., Solomon, Daniel H., Matteson, Eric L., Knutson, Keith L., Hlatky, Mark A., Gabriel, Sherine E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Mosby, Inc 01.10.2013 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications Arthritis, Rheumatoid - epidemiology Arthritis, Rheumatoid - therapy Cardiovascular Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control Cholesterol Disease Management Drug therapy Global Health Heart attacks Humans Incidence Rheumatoid arthritis Risk Factors
ISSN:	0002-8703, 1097-6744, 1097-6744
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