Key result
Rheumatoid arthritis in women is linked to higher MI risk, but not stroke.
Why the study?
The cardiovascular risk, specifically myocardial infarction and stroke, in women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis compared to those without was not well defined.
Does a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis increase the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in women?
Does a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis increase the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in women?
Women with rheumatoid arthritis have a significantly increased risk of myocardial infarction, suggesting a need for aggressive coronary heart disease prevention strategies in this population.
May support enhanced MI monitoring in women with RA; extends prior cohorts but leaves causality and stroke risk open.
In this large prospective cohort of women, participants with rheumatoid arthritis had a significantly increased risk of myocardial infarction but not stroke compared with those without rheumatoid arthritis. If these data are confirmed, aggressive coronary heart disease prevention strategies should be tested for persons with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Solomon et al. (2003) studied this question. Women with rheumatoid arthritis had a significantly increased risk of myocardial infarction, but not stroke, compared with women without rheumatoid arthritis.
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