A new study found that people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were more likely to have complications after a heart attack than people who did not have RA.
By CreakyStaff
Knowing more about how RA affects your heart — and what you can do to lower your risk — can keep you healthy and even save your life. Test your knowledge here.
By CreakyStaff
Having a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis means a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease, but a new survey of CreakyJoints members reveals that many people with RA don’t know about this issue and aren’t talking about it with their doctors.
Having rheumatoid arthritis raises your risk of heart disease, but getting certain tests to keep tabs on risk factors and symptoms can help you stay healthy.
People with rheumatoid arthritis have nearly a 50 percent greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease. But there’s a lot you can do in your daily life to protect your heart and stay healthy.
People with rheumatoid arthritis have nearly a 50 percent greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Knowing the different factors that can affect your heart disease risk is the first step in lowering it.
A study of more than 140,000 Medicare patients with rheumatoid arthritis found that those on any biologic drug were 17 percent less likely than those using only a traditional DMARD to have developed dementia.
A new study found that people with rheumatoid arthritis patients had a higher risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism compared to the general population, but people in high disease activity were much more at risk than those in remission.
The systemic inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis could raise the likelihood of someone developing diabetes in the future.
But getting the right RA treatment should help a lot in terms of reducing your heart disease risk.
“An improved risk stratification and vigilance for early diagnosis and treatment of AS particularly in African American patients is needed,” say study authors.
A new study ties low folic acid levels to a higher risk of dying from heart disease among people with RA.
No one knows exactly why one person with RA might develops ILD yet another doesn't, but this new study is shedding some light on what RA patients with interstitial lung disease have in common.
While merely having RA can raise the risk of blood clots, studies have also suggested that RA patients with active disease are far more apt to experience blood clots compared to those whose disease is in remission.
Some 90 percent of patients with systemic sclerosis have gastrointestinal symptoms, and the esophagus is predominantly affected.
Systemic scleroderma causes all-over inflammation and thickening and tightening of connective tissue, which can have a serious impact on the kidneys.
Having a primary care doctor in addition to a rheumatology made cholesterol screening among RA patients more likely.
This may have a dramatic impact on arthritis risk.
Research has shown people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more likely to develop a thyroid condition, such as hypothyroidism.
Methotrexate has long been believed to be cardio-protective in people who have RA, but is that really a direct benefit of methotrexate or simply the result of getting RA disease activity under good control?
‘Early and repeated assessment of comorbidities, including respiratory disease, should form part of the routine care of RA patients,’ say study authors.
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By Susan Ince
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Anti-CCP antibodies might affect bone metabolism in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Brothers and sisters of people with seropositive RA had a significantly higher-than-average risk of developing acute coronary syndrome.
This chest pain isn’t uncommon when you have arthritis.
People with ankylosing spondylitis have an elevated risk of DVT and pulmonary embolisms. Here’s how to protect yourself.
You’ve likely heard that carrying around excess pounds can make rheumatoid arthritis (RA) worse, but how do you know if you’re too heavy? The usual shortcut to determining whether someone is overweight is to rely on body mass index (BMI),...
If you’re among them, you should talk to your doctor about medication and lifestyle changes to lower your BP.
This is reassuring.
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Could the same bacteria that causes gum disease also be involved in triggering RA?
Just having RA means your heart attack risk is as much as 68 percent higher than it is for someone without it.
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