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Less inflammation equals lower heart disease risk for athritis patients

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A new report presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago showed that patients who have rheumatoid arthritis have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease if they have low levels of inflammation.

More than 1.3 million Americans have been diagnosed with rheumatoid athritis, which is a chronic disease that causes stiffening of the joints, inflammation and limitation of movement in joints throughout the body, according to the Arthritis Foundation.

“Identifying risk factors that accurately predict cardiovascular disease in RA is important for effective prevention in these patients," said Dr. Elke Arts, junior research associate in the Department of Rheumatology at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands. "In addition to traditional risk factors such as smoking and high cholesterol levels, inflammation seems to be an important cause of cardiovascular disease in RA.”

For the study, 855 people with rheumatoid arthritis were researched, with the average age being 54.

Most scientists believe rheumatoid athritis develops as a result of genetic and environmental factors, with women being three times more likely to be diagnosed with the disease, according to the Arthritis Foundation. As rheumatoid arthritis is correlated with heart disease, patients are wise to think about securing some form of life insurance to plan for the future.

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