Rheumatoid arthritis medication is helpful in heart disease
Rheumatoid arthritis medication is helpful in heart disease. People with RA are almost twice as likely to develop heart disease as those without the condition. Having RA makes you more likely to experience a serious cardiovascular event like a heart attack or stroke.
According to a new study, drugs often administered to patients to reduce joint inflammation. It may also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Those who are predisposed to the illness.
The Inflammation Connection
The research, which titled ‘Reducing cardiovascular risk with immunomodulators. It is a randomised active comparator trial in rheumatoid arthritis patients. It was published in Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.
The reassuring message is that as your joints improve with RA treatments, your risk of cardiovascular disease decreases. Said in the study of rheumatology at Columbia University.
In recent clinical studies, Immunomodulators, or anti-inflammatory medications, have been demonstrated to considerably reduce heart attacks. it also helps in strokes, and other cardiovascular events in persons with cardiovascular disease.
However, it remained unclear if these medications have a comparable impact on patients with rheumatoid arthritis, who have a 50% greater risk of heart disease than the general population.
Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic autoimmune and inflammatory condition that causes painful joint swelling, affects more than 1.3 million individuals in the United States. Inflammation is known to cause atherosclerosis and contribute to heart disease. Which may explain why persons with rheumatoid arthritis have higher incidences of heart disease..
Drugs often administered to patients to reduce joint inflammation may also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients who are predisposed to the illness.
