Rheumatoid arthritis: Link between RA and cardiovascular disease risk

Nature Reviews Rheumatology 11, 382 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2015.77 Data from >160,000 postmenopausal women included in the Women's Health Initiative indicate that women with RA are at 1.5–2.5-fold higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality over 10 years compared with women without RA (outcomes assessed included coronary heart disease, stroke, CVD, fatal
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