Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in modern society, and a costly burden to treat--financially, physically and emotionally. A recent study presented at the European Congress of Rheumatology looked at participants in the Framingham Heart Study and found a significant (more than double) association with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) and coronary heart disease. This association was not seen in individuals with hand osteoarthritis that had no symptoms. While osteoarthritis has often been viewed as a "wear and tear" process, these findings suggest there may be a more predominant underlying metabolic cause - systemic inflammation. People that suffer from chronic, symptomatic osteoarthritis most likely just see this as an annoyance, but this may be a red flag of a more serious underlying issue that could be progressing into a life-threatening event.
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