Rheumatoid Arthritis Elevates Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Fortunately, powerful anti-inflammatory medications can help protect against heart attack and stroke.

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At first look, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and atherosclerotic cadio-ovascular disease (ASCVD) would seem to be unrelated. Most people know RA as a disease that causes pain and swelling in the joints and ASCVD as one that causes fatty plaques to grow in the arteries.

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