A new study suggests that rheumatoid arthritis hikes the risk of heart attack by almost two times.
Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and related autoimmune disorders are caused by a misguided immune system. Certain white blood cells, which ordinarily protect the body from infection, attack its tissues instead.Although it's not clear how these conditions are linked to cardiovascular disease, it believed that it might be a result of inflammation.
In people with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus inflammation turns against the body and damages joints and other tissues.
In heart disease, inflammation kicks off artery-clogging atherosclerosis, keeps it smouldering, and influences the formation of clots, the main cause of heart attacks and strokes.
Cardiac Catheterization | Coronary Angiogram - Indications Preparation Procedure Risks Test FAQs
Cardiac catheterization is a radiological procedure for both diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. It involves the insertion of a long thin flexible tube called catheter a vein or an artery to the heart.
Cardiac catheterization is a radiological procedure for both diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. It involves the insertion of a long thin flexible tube called catheter a vein or an artery to the heart.
The study appears in the August 2008 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter.
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