Szukana fraza: [Abstrakt = "Rheumatoid arthritis \(RA\) is an autoimmune systemic inflammatory disease that manifests mainly in the synovial joints. It is the most common autoimmune arthritis in humans that leads to disability and premature death. Patients with RA live on average 7 years less than the general population and the single largest cause of mortality in this group are cardiovascular events. In RA patients, cardiovascular risk is 50% higher than in the general population, which makes it an independent risk factor of relevance comparable to diabetes mellitus. Endothelial dysfunction plays a key role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, which can be present even during the first years of the disease. Classic calculators used to assess cardiovascular risk do not provide reliable results in patients with RA. Axial spondyloarthritis \(axSpA\) is an umbrella term for the group of inflammatory spondyloarthropathies that affect the sacroiliac and spinal joints with ankylosing spondylitis \(AS\) and non\-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis \(nr\-axSpA\) as its two main subtypes. AxSpA patients also have higher rates of cardiovascular comorbidity compared to the general population and an increased risk of cardiovascular events explained by the accelerated atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction found in this subset of patients. However, there are conflicting data on the prevalence and risk factors for endot"]
