RA linked to higher heart failure risk.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Publication: Internal Medicine News
Publication Date: 15-DEC-04
Author: Kirn, Timothy F.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients develop heart failure more frequently than the general population, and this increase does not appear to be explained by traditional risk factors, Cynthia Crowson said at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.
There have been many studies of heart disease in rheumatoid arthritis...
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