Cardiac disease is found in 20% to 40% of patients with longstanding crippling rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following is the most common cardiac disease encountered in patients who have rheumatoid arthritis?

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Fibrinous pericarditis, often progressing to adhesive pericardial fibrosis, is the most common heart disease found in patients who have longstanding rheumatoid arthritis.

Cardiac Disease Is Found in 20% to 40% of Patients