Increased risk of stroke in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Abstract Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is frequently an incidental finding during X-ray examination. Although it has been shown to be associated with several chronic diseases, the hazard of cerebrovascular disease has seldom been explored. Our study aimed at determining the risk of...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Yang Cheng, Ching-Heng Lin, Po-Yi Tsai, Yi-Huei Chen, Shih-Yi Lin, Shin-Tsu Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00798-2