Is cardiovascular mortality increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared to the general population?
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an approximately 50% higher risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to the general population.
Published data indicate that CVD mortality is increased by approximately 50% in RA patients compared with the general population. However, we found that study characteristics may influence the estimate.
Aviña‐Zubieta et al. (Wed,) studied this question.