They also had an 86% reduced risk of having coronary heart disease and a 46% reduction in the risk of developing cardiovasculardisease, according to the researchers.
Nissen says that to properly examine the cardiovascular risk issue, researchers need to specifically study arthritis patients who already have coronary heart disease, or are at a very high risk of getting it soon.
Doctors often gloss over a key question for assessing a person's risk for coronary heart disease, according to a new study: What is the patient's family history of cardiovascular illness?