Is Rheumatoid Arthritis a Causal Factor in Cardiovascular Disease?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Bridges, S. Louis; Niewold, Timothy B.; Merriman, Tony R.
- Source
- Arthritis & Rheumatology. Oct2022, Vol. 74 Issue 10, p1612-1614. 3p.
- Subject
- *GENETICS of rheumatoid arthritis
*RHEUMATOID arthritis risk factors
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors
*SERIAL publications
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
*JANUS kinases
*RHEUMATOID arthritis
*NEUROTRANSMITTER uptake inhibitors
*DISEASE complications
- Language
- ISSN
- 2326-5191
The article discusses whether Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) a Causal Factor in Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Presents a study that addresses the question of whether the pathogenesis of RA is causally related to CVD. The investigators found that genetic liability (the totality of the effect of genetic factors on the development of RA) is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease and intracerebral hemorrhage.