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Rheumatoid arthritis drugs help improve the early stages of heart disease – News-Medical.Net
Drugs used to treat initial signs of rheumatoid arthritis also improve the early stages of heart disease, according to new research.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 2 2020
Drugs used to treat initial signs of rheumatoid arthritis also improve the early stages of heart disease, according to new research.
Having rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is known to at least double the chances of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) – one of the main causes of death and disability in the UK – because of links to atherosclerosis (a build-up of plaque inside the arteries), heart failure and strokes.
A two-year study by the University …
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