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DISH on chest radiographs: A skeletal clue to hidden cardiovascular risk
By Felipe Merchan Ferraz Grizzo, Laís Yurie Facimoto, Luciano Henrique Gazoni Scremin, Show 11 more authorsMarcelo Medeiros Pinheiro
Preprint: cross-sectional study of 1,005 peoplePopulations
Abstract
Introduction: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a common but frequently underrecognized skeletal disorder, and epidemiological data from Latin America are lacking. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of DISH and investigate factors associated with the disease in a Brazilian population.
The paper
Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Research Square, 14 Aug 2026, CC BY, Preprint, not peer-reviewed
