The prevalence of coronary artery disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
This study reveals a high prevalence of CAD among Palestinian patients with RA, driven by both traditional metabolic risk factors and RA-related systemic inflammation. The findings highlight an urgent need to integrate proactive cardiovascular disease prevention into the standard of care for RA in Palestine, recognizing RA as a cardiovascular risk-equivalent condition.
Authors
- Ahmad Fasfoos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9786-8529)
- Dunia Salhab
- Aleen Aldabbas
- Nuha Riyad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8967-6973)
- Rami Shrouf
- Sameh Issa
- Razan Sobeih
- Talal Asafrah
- Saed Atawnah
- Osama Ewidat
- Abrar Khdour
- Mohammed Alzer’e
Institutions
- Hebron University (PS)
- An-Najah National University (PS)
- Al-Quds University (PS)
- Palestine Polytechnic University (PS)
- Al-Ahli Hospital (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Rheumatology
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-026-00613-3
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00