Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory joint disorders (IJD) have
increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with the general population. In …

Based on current knowledge deriving from studies in animals and humans (the general
population and patients with non-communicable diseases), there is biological plausibility …

Physical activity, by definition, is any skeletal muscle body movement that results in energy
expenditure. In the last few decades, a plethora of scientific evidences have accumulated …

Persistent systemic inflammation, a typical feature of inflammatory rheumatic diseases, is
associated with a high cardiovascular risk and predisposes to metabolic disorders and …

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs) have an
increased risk of premature death compared with the general population, mainly because of …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by functional disability, pain, fatigue and body
composition alterations that can further impact on the physical dysfunction seen in RA. RA is …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is markedly increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
partly due to accelerated atherosclerosis from chronic inflammation. Traditional …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular (CV)
disease. However, the individual impact of traditional CV risk factors in RA is unknown …

This paper aims to highlight the importance of exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) and to demonstrate the multitude of beneficial effects that properly designed exercise …

Background and objectives Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a significant predictor of
cardiovascular disease (CVD), and interventions aiming at increasing CRF are known to …