RA is associated with increased risk of heart failure (HF). Vanderbilt Univ EHR study compared 9889 RA pts vs 9889 matched non-autoimmune pts - RA had 21% greater risk of HF. HF assoc w/ higher CRP, Artemin and MTX assoc w/ 25% lower risk (P=0.021) https://t.co/cm5qZXZAdO