Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have the same survival as normal people if the disease is controlled in time. If rheumatoid arthritis patients are not treated in time, they may show signs of heart involvement and their survival may be shortened. Rheumatoid arthritis patients timely under the guidance of the doctor with antibiotics, such as benzylpenicillin, amoxicillin and other antibiotics, as well as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, etc., can be effective in controlling the condition, the majority of patients with a good prognosis, will not have an impact on the life expectancy, at this time, the survival of patients with the same period as the normal person. However, if rheumatoid arthritis patients do not take timely measures to treat the disease, patients may develop heart involvement, such as cardiac valvulitis, pericarditis, etc., and without timely and reasonable treatment, heart valve disease will occur, which will lead to cardiac insufficiency, pulmonary infection and other complications, and may shorten the survival period of the patients. It is recommended that rheumatoid arthritis patients seek timely medical treatment and standardize the treatment under the guidance of the doctor, so as to avoid complications such as cardiac involvement that may affect the survival period.