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By: HealingWell

Very enlightening post! I don’t have R.A., I have Crohn’s Disease, but share many of the same symptoms. Keep it up! ~ Peter

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By: RaRAP

I have a hard time accepting that they can tease out the various risk factors for heart disease in an RA patient. Show me an RA patient with only one risk factor. I’m of the school that they’re all in...

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By: Wendy H

Thanks so much for these two articles on RA heart disease. It is very timely for me since I have been having occasional palpitations and my doc is sending me to a cardiologist to have my heart checked...

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By: Turtlemom

Hmmm – I was sitting here doing nothing much (my hips and knees are not “happy with me” at the moment) when I felt like my heart was turning somersaults for about 45 seconds. I was fine afterward, and...

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By: Anneke

Just curious – anyone else have a heart murmur as a child? I did and now my son does as well. I am going to bring up my heart with gp and rheumy. Anneke

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By: Jeannette

I had a heart murmur as a child and had routine EKG’s to monitor it. I never thought about it in relation to my RA which I have now had for about 20 years. It was so long ago though, I dont remember...

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By: June Chan

In 2002, 11 years after my initial RA diagnosis and while fighting persistent disease progression with Remicade, prednisone, and MTX, I developed shortness of breath and chest pressure. At my doctor’s...

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By: Kelly Young

What an amazing comment June. Thank you for taking time – you have hit the nail on the head here so I hope no one misses it: “The point of this lengthy story is that RA is still so misunderstood by the...

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By: Kelly Young

UPDATE: I have never read any other list like this one about Rheumatoid heart disease. It represents MANY hours of reading. Obviously, as a person living w/ the disease, it’s a priority for me to learn...

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By: Barbara Randell

Thanks, but now I’m scared. My father died at 81 from heart disease [not sure of exact details, but I know he was on oxygen for the last few months]. I don’t know that he had any autoimmune diseases,...

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[...] [5] Young, K. 2011. Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior. 20 Facts About Rheumatoid Heart Disease. http://rawarrior.com/20-facts-about-rheumatoid-heart-disease/ [...]

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By: Wendy H

Thanks so much for these two articles on RA heart disease. It is very timely for me since I have been having occasional palpitations and my doc is sending me to a cardiologist to have my heart checked...

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By: Turtlemom

Hmmm – I was sitting here doing nothing much (my hips and knees are not “happy with me” at the moment) when I felt like my heart was turning somersaults for about 45 seconds. I was fine afterward, and...

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By: Anneke

Just curious – anyone else have a heart murmur as a child? I did and now my son does as well. I am going to bring up my heart with gp and rheumy. Anneke

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By: Jeannette

I had a heart murmur as a child and had routine EKG’s to monitor it. I never thought about it in relation to my RA which I have now had for about 20 years. It was so long ago though, I dont remember...

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By: June Chan

In 2002, 11 years after my initial RA diagnosis and while fighting persistent disease progression with Remicade, prednisone, and MTX, I developed shortness of breath and chest pressure. At my doctor’s...

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By: Kelly Young

In reply to June Chan. What an amazing comment June. Thank you for taking time – you have hit the nail on the head here so I hope no one misses it: “The point of this lengthy story is that RA is still...

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By: Kelly Young

UPDATE: I have never read any other list like this one about Rheumatoid heart disease. It represents MANY hours of reading. Obviously, as a person living w/ the disease, it’s a priority for me to learn...

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By: Barbara Randell

Thanks, but now I’m scared. My father died at 81 from heart disease [not sure of exact details, but I know he was on oxygen for the last few months]. I don’t know that he had any autoimmune diseases,...

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