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

Rheumatoid arthritis can also produce diffuse inflammation in the lungs, membrane around the heart (pericardium ... the eye (sclera), and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous ...

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.