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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are highly susceptible to atherosclerosis and other cardiac complications, making early evaluation and cardiovascular risk management a key aspect of treatment.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis require early evaluation and management of cardiovascular risk factors due to increased susceptibility to atherosclerosis and other cardiac complications.
May support earlier CV screening in RA; leaves open optimal interventions pending prospective trials.
Due to its chronic inflammatory state, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more susceptible to developing atherosclerosis and other nonatherosclerotic cardiac issues. Management of cardiovascular risk factors and prevention of cardiovascular morbidity in RA has now become a key aspect in treating RA patients. It is imperative to evaluate patients with RA even during the early course of the disease for potential cardiac manifestations. In this article, we discuss the cardiac complications that can be seen in RA. We also review disease mechanisms and current recommendations on management of cardiovascular disease in RA.
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González-Mayda et al. (2014) conducted a review in Rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis was evaluated. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are highly susceptible to atherosclerosis and other cardiac complications, making early evaluation and cardiovascular risk management a key aspect of treatment.
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