Research ArticleArticle
Can Ultrasound Be Used to Predict Loss of Remission in Patients with RA in a Real-life Setting? A Multicenter Cohort Study
Pascal Zufferey, Almut Scherer, Michael J. Nissen, Adrian Ciurea, Giorgio Tamborrini, Laure Brulhart, Sandra Blumhardt, Martin Toniolo, Burkhard Möller, Hans-Ruedi Ziswiler and on behalf of the SONAR Group and the SCQM Foundation
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2018, jrheum.161193; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161193
Pascal Zufferey
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Almut Scherer
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Michael J. Nissen
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Adrian Ciurea
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Giorgio Tamborrini
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Laure Brulhart
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Sandra Blumhardt
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Martin Toniolo
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Burkhard Möller
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
Hans-Ruedi Ziswiler
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
From the Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne; Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) Foundation, Zurich; Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR), Basel; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; Osteo Rheuma, Bern; Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The SCQM Foundation is supported by the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and by Abbvie, BMS Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, MSD Merck-Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Pfizer PFE, Roche, and UCB. P. Zufferey, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, Lausanne University Hospital; A. Scherer, PhD, SCQM Foundation; M.J. Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, Service of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital; A. Ciurea, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; G. Tamborrini, MD, Ultrasound Centre Rheumatology (UZR); B. Möller, Prof, Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital; L. Brulhart, MD, Service of Rheumatology, Hôpital neuchâtelois; M. Toniolo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; S. Blumhardt, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital; H.R. Ziswiler, MD, Osteo Rheuma. Address correspondence to Dr. P. Zufferey, Av. Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne University Hospital, Service of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Department, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. E-mail: pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch. Accepted for publication October 18, 2017.
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Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
Can Ultrasound Be Used to Predict Loss of Remission in Patients with RA in a Real-life Setting? A Multicenter Cohort Study
Pascal Zufferey, Almut Scherer, Michael J. Nissen, Adrian Ciurea, Giorgio Tamborrini, Laure Brulhart, Sandra Blumhardt, Martin Toniolo, Burkhard Möller, Hans-Ruedi Ziswiler, on behalf of the SONAR Group and the SCQM Foundation
The Journal of Rheumatology Jan 2018, jrheum.161193; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.161193
Can Ultrasound Be Used to Predict Loss of Remission in Patients with RA in a Real-life Setting? A Multicenter Cohort Study
Pascal Zufferey, Almut Scherer, Michael J. Nissen, Adrian Ciurea, Giorgio Tamborrini, Laure Brulhart, Sandra Blumhardt, Martin Toniolo, Burkhard Möller, Hans-Ruedi Ziswiler, on behalf of the SONAR Group and the SCQM Foundation
The Journal of Rheumatology Jan 2018, jrheum.161193; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.161193