Arthritis Archives - Cleveland HeartLab, Inc.

The Surprising Link Between Arthritis and Your Heart

Cleveland Heartlab — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:42:47 +0000

It’s not fun dealing with the aches and pains of arthritis. This “wear and tear” on joints like the hips and the knees often comes with aging. But people who have this type of joint pain may now have a new concern—a higher risk of dying from heart disease. A new study tracked the health of 469,177 people ages 45 ...

The post The Surprising Link Between Arthritis and Your Heart appeared first on Cleveland HeartLab, Inc..

The Cardiac Risks of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cleveland Heartlab — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 22:55:57 +0000

As if the chronic pain and mobility challenges of rheumatoid arthritis weren’t burdensome enough, it’s becoming clearer that people with the disease face another serious health threat—a greater risk for heart disease. Some 1.5 million Americans, a majority of them women, have this form of arthritis, an autoimmune disease that happens when the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, ...

The post The Cardiac Risks of Rheumatoid Arthritis appeared first on Cleveland HeartLab, Inc..

Gout: A New Heart Disease Risk Factor?

Cleveland Heartlab — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:44:02 +0000

For the 8 million Americans who suffer from gout, sudden and severe attacks of pain in the joints aren’t the only things to worry about. A new study in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases shows that the majority of people presenting with this common form of arthritis are at a very high risk for cardiovascular disease and prevention tactics should ...

The post Gout: A New Heart Disease Risk Factor? appeared first on Cleveland HeartLab, Inc..