Due to its chronic inflammatory state, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more
susceptible to developing atherosclerosis and other nonatherosclerotic cardiac issues …

Chronic inflammation is central to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and metabolic
syndrome, and promotes both formation and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques, which …

Cardiovascular features in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are common. Among those are the
classical extra-articular features that not only include pericarditis, cardiomyopathy …

The current view is that systemic inflammation, which is specific to all chronic inflammatory
rheumatic diseases (CIRD), accelerates atherogenesis; this hypothesis is supported by the …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity is a significant issue for the inflammatory
arthritides (IA). There is a wealth of mortality studies showing increased cardiovascular …

Introduction Cardiovascular comorbidity is a major burden in patients with chronic
inflammatory rheumatic diseases and a significant determinant of their outcome. In addition …

Cardiovascular diseases, including ischemic heart disease and stroke, reportedly comprise
the top two causes of global mortality [1]. Eighty percent of cardiovascular events are …

Increased risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
has been well established for decades and bolstered by countless studies since the 1950's …

The increased mortality rate for cardiovascular (CV) diseases in rheumatoid arthritis RA)
patients has been mainly attributed to an increased prevalence of some classical CV risk …

Current therapeutic approaches for autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) have led to a
reduction of disease-associated mortality in these patients. Nevertheless, the life expectancy …