Rheumatoid arthritis patients face double the risk of suffering heart attack, study finds

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Rheumatoid arthritis patients face a two-fold increased risk of suffering a myocardial infarction (MI, heart attack) versus the general population, which is comparable to the increased risk of MI seen in diabetes patients, according to results of a new study.

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