Abstract
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory autoimmune disease of the joints. More than 50% of mortality in RA patients is attributed to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Functional and structural changes in Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT), including adipose tissue hyperplasia, increased inflammatory mediators, oxidative stress, decreased adipocyte-derived relaxing f…