Inflammatory link discovered between arthritis, heart valve disease

20 julio 2015

Researchers have used models to identify a potential link between excess production of inflammatory proteins that cause rheumatoid arthritis and the development of heart valve disease. The research team discovered that a critical inflammatory protein involved in rheumatoid arthritis could also lead to inflammation and disease of the heart valves, including aneurysms. The research could lead to improved treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, and suggests investigating existing medicines that dampen inflammation to treat heart valve diseases, such as rheumatic heart disease.img src=»http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/12WqnDxz9cU» height=»1″ width=»1″ alt=»»/
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