Figure 3From: Vasculitis: mechanisms involved and clinical manifestationsData showing increased cardiovascular risk in patients with RA versus the normal population. MI, myocardial infarction; RA, rheumatoid arthritis. Reproduced with permission from Nicola et al. Arthritis Rheum 2005 and Maradit-Kremers et al. Arthritis Rheum 2005 © John Wiley & Sons/American College of Rheumatology [16,18].Back to article page