Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis and Heart Attack Risk

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Rheumatoid Arthritis patients are at high risk to heart attacks after diagnosis

news-medical.net — “The risk of having a heart attack is 60 per cent higher just a year after a patient has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Heart-attack risk increases rapidly after rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed

physorg.com — “The risk of having a heart attack is 60 per cent higher just a year after a patient has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine.View full resource at physorg.com

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Rheumatoid Arthritis And Risk Of Heart Attack

medicalnewstoday.com — “Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients face a two-fold increased risk of suffering a Myocardial Infarction (MI, heart attack) versus the general population, which is comparable to the increased riskView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Heart Attack Risk Quickly Follows RA Diagnosis - Arthritis and Arthritic Conditions, Medications, Symptoms, and Treatment on MedicineNet.com

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Heart attack risk goes up 60% just one year after a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis. http://bit.ly/hkTizM

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Rheumatoid arthritis may signal heart risk - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Swedish researchers have linked rheumatoid arthritis to a greater risk of heart attack. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)View full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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Have Arthritis? 10 Ways To Protect Your Heart

huffingtonpost.com — “If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you also have double the risk for heart disease and heart attack.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Statins May Guard Against Rheumatoid Arthritis - Drugs.com MedNews

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Statins May Guard Against Rheumatoid Arthritis - Yahoo! News

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Statins May Guard Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

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HealthScout-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily-Heart-Statins May Guard Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Risk of heart attack in patients

physorg.com — “Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients face a two-fold increased risk of suffering a Myocardial Infarction (MI, heart attack) versus the general population, which is comparable to the increased risk of MI seen in diabetes patients, according to results of a new study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual ...View full resource at physorg.com

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If you have rheumatoid arthritis you also have double the risk for heart disease & heart attack. Learn more: http://www.cardiobalance.org

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Statins May Guard Against Rheumatoid Arthritis - Health News - Health.com

news.health.com — “By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) — Statins, lauded for their ability to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and strokes, may also reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, Israeli researchers report.“We found that statin users who purchased their medication persistently were less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis over a long follow-up [...]View full resource at news.health.com

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