TNF blockers inhibit spinal radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis by reducing disease activity: results from the Swiss Clinical Quality Management cohort

C Molnar, A Scherer, X Baraliakos… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To analyse the impact of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis) on spinal
radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods Patients with AS in the …

Tumor necrosis factor α inhibition in radiographic and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis: results from a large observational cohort

A Ciurea, A Scherer, P Exer, J Bernhard… - Arthritis & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the baseline characteristics of patients with radiographic axial
spondyloarthritis (SpA; ankylosing spondylitis [AS]) and patients with nonradiographic axial …

Delays in assessment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: variations across Europe

K Raza, R Stack, K Kumar, A Filer, J Detert… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com
Objective The first 3 months after symptom onset represent an important therapeutic window
for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study investigates the extent and causes of delay in …

Video clip assessment of a salivary gland ultrasound scoring system in Sjögren's syndrome using consensual definitions: an OMERACT ultrasound working group …

S Jousse-Joulin, MA d'Agostino, C Nicolas… - Annals of the …, 2019 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To develop ultrasound (US) definitions and a US novel scoring system for major
salivary gland (SG) lesions in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and to test …

[HTML][HTML] Computer-based diagnostic expert systems in rheumatology: where do we stand in 2014?

H Alder, BA Michel, C Marx, G Tamborrini… - International journal of …, 2014 - hindawi.com
Background. The early detection of rheumatic diseases and the treatment to target have
become of utmost importance to control the disease and improve its prognosis. However …

Recommendations for the use of ultrasound in rheumatoid arthritis: literature review and SONAR score experience

P Zufferey, G Tamborrini, C Gabay, A Krebs… - Swiss medical …, 2013 - zora.uzh.ch
Ultrasound (US) has become a useful tool in the detection of early disease, differential
diagnosis, guidance of treatment decisions and treatment monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis …

Effect of cardiovascular training on fitness and perceived disease activity in people with ankylosing spondylitis

K Niedermann, E Sidelnikov, C Muggli… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Several studies suggest that patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have an
increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 12 …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of obesity on the response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis

R Micheroli, M Hebeisen, LM Wildi, P Exer… - Arthritis research & …, 2017 - Springer
Background Few studies have investigated the impact of obesity on the response to tumor
necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The aim of …

18F-Fluoride PET/CT for detection of sacroiliitis in ankylosing spondylitis

K Strobel, DR Fischer, G Tamborrini, D Kyburz… - European journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of 18 F-fluoride-PET/CT
(PET/CT) for the diagnosis of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) arthritis in patients with active ankylosing …

Impaired response to treatment with tumour necrosis factor α inhibitors in smokers with axial spondyloarthritis

A Ciurea, A Scherer, U Weber, P Exer… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the impact of smoking on the response to treatment with a first
tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in a …