Re: Study Links Inflammation to Heart Disease

Roman Bystrianyk wrote:
> "Study Links Inflammation to Heart Disease", Atlanta Journal -
> Constitution, June 5, 2007,
> Link: http://www.ajc.com/health/content/sh...tt/605232.html
>
> Men with autoantibody rheumatic factor -- a marker of inflammation
> strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis -- in their blood have a
> three-fold increased risk of heart disease, a new study says.
>
> In men, the increased risk associated with rheumatoid factor is
> similar to that of well-known heart disease risk factors such as
> diabetes (2.5 times) and high blood pressure (4.4 times). Rheumatoid
> factor does not increase heart disease risk in women, the researchers
> said.
>
> A simple blood test is used to measure rheumatoid factor.
>
> The study authors said their findings add to growing evidence that
> inflammation is implicated in atherosclerosis (hardening of the
> arteries) and suggest that auto-immune processes -- and rheumatoid
> factor in particular -- may play a role in the disease process itself.
>
> They studied 567 men and 589 women born in Hertfordshire, Great
> Britain, between 1931 and 1937. The participants were assessed for
> history of ischemic heart disease (reduced blood supply to the heart),
> rheumatoid factor and traditional risk factors for heart disease.
>
> The researchers also looked at other common auto-antibodies
> (antinuclear antibodies and anticardiolipin antibodies) but found no
> link with ischemic heart disease.
>
> The study findings were published online June 5 in the journal Heart.

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