AimTo assess the risk factors of cardiovascular disease （CVD）in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).MethodsWe analysed the prevalence of 179 patients with RA who met the revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria and evaluated the risk factors of CVD patients with RA.ResultsOne-factor analysis shows the risk in CVD of RA was associated with age, process of RA, intima-media thickness (IMT) , DAS28 disease activity score, number of involved extra-articular organs, rheumatoid factor(RF), platelet count, C-reactive protein (CRP) and total cholesterol （TC）level (p<0.05）.Multi-factor analysis indicates the risk in CVD of RA was associated with DAS28 disease activity score(OR=2.403), number of involved extra-articular organs(OR=1.197), RF(OR=2.510), platelet count(OR=1.166), CRP(OR=1.700) and TC (OR=1.351), and was not associated with other traditional CVD risk factors .ConclusionOur data suggest a higher risk of cardiovascular events patients with RA, providing the basis of treatment and prevention of CVD.