Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis in Smokers and Restrictive Spirometry Pattern: An Analysis of the COPDGene Cohort.
Sytse F OudkerkFirdaus A A Mohamed HoeseinF Cumhur ÖnerJorrit-Jan VerlaanPim A de JongJonneke S KuperusMichael ChoMerry-Lynn McDonaldDavid A LynchEdwin K SilvermanJames D CrapoBarry J MakeKatherine E LoweElizabeth A ReganPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2019)
In heavy smokers with an FEV1/FVC ratio > 0.70, DISH is associated with RSP after adjustment for intrinsic and extrinsic causes of restrictive lung function. (Clinical trial registration number: NCT00608764.).