Do patients with RA have an increased risk of developing heart disease?
Yes. In a previous post, Is there a link between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes?, I referenced a study which compared risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with RA versus diabetes. The result of this study indicates that patients with RA... Read more
As I live with the comorbidity of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, I am very interested in learning more about comorbidities in general. The coupling of diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis is one for which there is not a large amount of literature. Normally I write at the MS and RA sites here at HealthCentral and when I was asked to... Read more
When you were in high school what was your favorite subject? Besides music, it was anything math-related for me. I didn’t much care for words, which is ironic since now I spend time putting thoughts and information into understandable and relatable words. I preferred trigonometry, calculus, physics, even chemistry and... Read more
In my previous post, Can I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus?, I introduced the topic of comorbidity. Diseases are called comorbid when they exist at the same time and independently within the same patient. With the increasing interest in the field of comorbidity and rheumatic diseases, it becomes even more important for us as... Read more
Is there an association between rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)? Can someone have both diseases or must he or she be diagnosed with only one? What are the challenges in addressing these questions and more?
From a recent article published in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, the average RA patient... Read more
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