Relationship between Coronary Arterial Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis: case report

• Autor(a) principal: Brandão Lages, Dolly
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Pacífico, Fernando Augusto, Alves de Farias, Michelle, Silva Claudino, Antonia Raiane, de Sá Guedes Marins, Giovanna Sherly, de Souza Santos, Liliam, Lins Paixão , Eduardo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Anais da Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://afmo.emnuvens.com.br/afmo/article/view/253
• topic: Artrite reumatoide; Inflamação; Aterosclerose coronária; Angioplastia; Rheumatoid arthritis; Inflammation; Coronary atherosclerosis; Angioplasty

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease that affects the joints, causing tissue destruction, pain, and deformities. Inflammation accelerates the process of atherosclerosis, progressing to coronary artery disease (CAD). We reported the case of a 64-year-old patient who presented RA for 25 years. The patient evolved with persistently active disease and inflammation markers above the normal value, and was diagnosed with a luminal reduction in the anterior descending artery. He underwent coronary angioplasty. The prevalence of CAD with the risk of premature death increases in these patients due to the chronic inflammatory process. Therefore, annual cardiovascular assessment is essential for patients with RA.