Washington, August 15 (ANI): A new five-year study has indicated that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers are at an increased risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers are at an increased risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease. A new five-year study showed that the risk of cardiovascular disease for people with RA is due to disease-related inflammation as well as the risk factors which affect the general population. Treatment of arthritis with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs also reduced the patient's risk of ...

( BioMed Central ) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers are at an increased risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease. A new five-year study published in BioMed Central's open-access journal Arthritis Research Therapy showed that the risk of cardiovascular disease for people with RA is due to disease-related inflammation as well as the risk factors which affect the general population ...

Scientists have obtained significant new insights into the causes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune disorders including type 1 diabetes, lupus and Graves disease. The findings represent a key initial step in realizing the full potential of genomics and personalized medicine.

Delays in the specialist assessment of patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are “unacceptably long,” finds a study carried out in eight European countries led by the University of Birmingham, published online today in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.