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Cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Local and systemic inflammation may either directly affect the heart or make the heart more susceptible to traditional risk factors. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher susceptibility to ischemic and nonischemic heart disease. Both coronary artery disease and cardiac hypertrophy can result in heart failure.
