Bone attenuation on routine chest CT correlates with bone mineral density on DXA in patients with COPD

EAPM Romme, JT Murchison, KF Phang… - Journal of Bone and …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although primarily a disease of the lungs,
is associated with extrapulmonary effects such as muscle weakness and osteoporosis. …

Vitamin D status is associated with bone mineral density and functional exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

EAPM Romme, EPA Rutten, FWJM Smeenk… - Annals of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with several
extrapulmonary effects that contribute to the severity of the disease. Vitamin D is suggested to …

Physical activity patterns and clusters in 1001 patients with COPD

…, SC Jenkins, EAPM Romme… - Chronic respiratory …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
We described physical activity measures and hourly patterns in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after stratification for generic and COPD-specific …

Osteoporosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

EAPM Romme, FWJM Smeenk… - Expert review of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is being regarded as a heterogeneous
disease with clinically significant pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Real-world effectiveness of reslizumab in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma–first initiators and switchers

…, KW Patberg, FWJM Smeenk, EAPM Romme… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Reslizumab, a biologic targeting IL-5, has been shown to reduce asthma
exacerbations and maintenance oral corticosteroid use in randomized controlled trials and pre-…

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D, vitamin D binding protein, lung function and structure in COPD

…, W MacNee, EPA Rutten, EAPM Romme… - Respiratory …, 2013 - Elsevier
Rationale Vitamin D and vitamin D binding protein (DBP) have been associated with COPD
and FEV1. There are limited data regarding emphysema and vitamin D and DBP. Objective …

CT‐measured bone attenuation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Relation to clinical features and outcomes

EAPM Romme, JT Murchison… - Journal of Bone and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Osteoporosis is highly prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
and has been related to several clinical features. However, most studies have been in …

[HTML][HTML] Fracture prevention in COPD patients; a clinical 5-step approach

EAPM Romme, P Geusens, WF Lems, EPA Rutten… - Respiratory …, 2015 - Springer
Although osteoporosis and its related fractures are common in patients with COPD, patients
at high risk of fracture are poorly identified, and consequently, undertreated. Since there are …

High imminent vertebral fracture risk in subjects with COPD with a prevalent or incident vertebral fracture

…, JHM Driessen, EAPM Romme… - Journal of Bone and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an increased risk of
vertebral fractures (VFs); however, VF incidence is largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of our …

Bone stiffness and failure load are related with clinical parameters in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

EAPM Romme, EPA Rutten, P Geusens… - Journal of Bone and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Osteoporosis is frequently seen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Because research on bone structure and bone strength in COPD patients is limited, the …