Exercise Echocardiography in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Methods To assess the role of exercise echocardiography (EE) in the evaluation of patients with RA, follow-up (mean, 6.7±3.7 years) was retrospectively obtained in 159 patients with RA who underwent EE. Patients were matched for age, gender, and cardiovascular risk factors with 454 controls who underwent EE. Results Patients with RA were more likely to have...