Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs) have an
increased risk of premature death compared with the general population, mainly because of …

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

Objective It is hypothesized that the systemic inflammation associated with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) promotes an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. We …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an immune-mediated disease involving chronic low-grade
inflammation that may progressively lead to joint destruction, deformity, disability and even …

Objective The disease burden in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) extends beyond the joint. This
article evaluates the physical and psychosocial extra-articular burden of treated RA and …

Rhythm and conduction disturbances and sudden cardiac death (SCD) are important
manifestations of cardiac involvement in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs). In …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the commonest form of chronic inflammatory arthritis. It causes
significant disability and the efforts of the scientific community have concentrated on …

Objective Although mortality among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is higher than in
the general population, the relative contribution of comorbid diseases to this mortality …

Introduction: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases have an increased risk of
developing cardiovascular manifestations. The high risk of cardiovascular pathology in …

Rheumatoid nodules are the most common extraarticular manifestation of RA. RA is a
chronic inflammatory arthritis that affects nearly 1.5 million adults in the United States 1 and …