In Part 1 of this Thematic Issue entitled “Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and
Cardiology”, a panel of specialists and experts in cardiology, rheumatology, immunology …

In the current Thematic Issue of Current Vascular Pharmacology (CVP), entitled “Systemic
Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Cardiology”, presented in two parts, Part 1 and Part …

Systemic autoimmune diseases can affect various kinds of organs including the kidney, the
skin, soft tissue and the bone. Among others, cardiovascular involvement in rheumatic …

The increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients with autoimmune
rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and systemic lupus …

Even though diagnosis and management pathways have been substantially improved over
the last years, autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

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 …

Publisher Summary Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the more common systemic
autoimmune disorders, affecting approximately 0.5–1% of the adult population, although its …

Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) is a group of diseases in which tolerance to self-
antigens and/or immunoregulation is compromised and leads to inappropriate immune …

Autoimmune rheumatic diseases can affect the cardiac vasculature, valves, myocardium,
pericardium, and conduction system, leading to a plethora of cardiovascular manifestations …

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