cardiac manifestations

Last reviewed 01/2018

The cardiac manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis include:

  • pericarditis
  • pericardial effusion
  • myocarditis
  • cardiac nodules causing:
    • valvular heart disease
    • conduction defects

Reference:

  • 1) Lee, DM & Weinblatt, ME. Rheumatoid arthritis. Lancet 2001, 358, 903-11.
  • 2) J Rheumatol (1999), 26, 47-53.