Myocardial ischaemia without obstructive coronary artery disease in rheumatoid arthritis: hypothesis-generating insights from a cross-sectional study

RA is associated with increased cardiovascular events, reportedly to equal diabetes mellitus (DM). The presence of myocardial ischaemia was assessed in asymptomatic high-risk RA patients and compared with patients with DM and a healthy control group.Eighteen consecutive non-diabetic RA patients without known cardiovascular disease who developed a new carotid atheromatic plaque during the last 3 years were matched 1:1 for traditional...