In addition to your joints, the inflammatory effects of RA can spread to organs throughout the body, including your heart ... cardiovascular system in rheumatoid arthritis is simple, inflammation.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher rate of heart failure subtypes ... and white of the eye (sclera), and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous tissue.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with an increased risk for heart failure, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Patients with RA had a nearly 1.8-fold higher risk for incident heart failure compared with those without RA after adjusting for cardiovascular disease risk factors. (HealthDay News ...

Rates of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) were doubled in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) relative to other people of the same age and sex, researchers found.