Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease associations in the UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study evaluated observational and causal relationships between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cardiovascular disease and imaging phenotypes in the UK Biobank.

Methods

RA was defined using linked hospital records, self-reported diagnostics, and medication data. Controls were participants without a record of RA. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) were defined using linked hospital records over an average of 14 years of prospective follow-up, including: ischaemic heart diseases (IHD), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), atrial fibrillation, any arrhythmia, non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies, pericardial disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and venous thromboembolism. For participants with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) available as part of the UK Biobank

SUBMITTER: Salatzki J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581239 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature