Why joint inflammation is your cue to pay more attention to heart threats.

Joint pain, stiffness and a resulting loss of mobility should spur you and your doctor to take a closer look at your heart’s health, especially if you’re one of the 2.1 million Americans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

RA is an autoimmune disease, occurring when the body’s immune system attacks its own tissue or organs as if they were dangerous foreign invaders. Research over the past two years has increased awareness of a strong — but still insufficiently recognized — association between RA and heart disease. …

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