Cardiovascular manifestations of rheumatic diseases have been thoroughly examined over
the past decades. It has been established that all structures of the heart can be affected due …

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

Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD), such as systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), chronic arthritis and vasculitis, have a higher risk of developing …

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality due
to atherosclerosis. This cannot be explained by an increased presence of traditional risk …

Cardiovascular disease is recognized as a significant cause of premature mortality in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) …

The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is higher
than that in patients without RA, and it is even higher than that in patients with diabetes …

While the primary manifestations of most rheumatic diseases are musculoskeletal
pathologies, they are frequently associated with systemic symptoms and other organ …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease affecting
approximately 1% of the adult general population. Cardiovascular disease is recognized as …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most frequent inflammatory rheumatic diseases,
having a considerably increased prevalence of mortality and morbidity due to cardiovascular …

Rheumatic diseases manifest with numerous symptoms and syndromes that reflect
musculoskeletal and extra-articular affections and require cross-disciplinary diagnostic …