RA was independently associated with incident HF, particularly HF with LVEF≥40%. RA did not associate with cardiovascular outcomes following HF diagnosis but was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in HF with LVEF<40%.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- ejection fraction
- acute heart failure
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- aortic stenosis
- disease activity
- cardiovascular disease
- ankylosing spondylitis
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- left atrial
- percutaneous coronary intervention