The Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Subjects will be enrolled in a 12-week community cardiac rehabilitation program. The program consists of two one hour exercise sessions per week and one one hour education session per week. For the exercise sessions the subjects will perform aerobic exercise at 60-80% of heart rate reserve. Education sessions will cover heart healthy eating, setting health-related goals, exercise, nutrition, healthy weight, medication, smoking cessation and stress/coping.