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VOLUME 30: NO. 4 APRIL 2003
Editorials
OMERACT 6 Brings New Perspectives to Rheumatology Measurement Research

K.G. Saag .........639
Hypertension in the Patient with Arthritis: Have We Been Underestimating Its Significance?

R. Day .........642
The Experience of Trial Participation

K. Featherstone .........646
Articles
Interleukin 10 Treatment of Patients with RA Enhances Fcg Receptor Expression on Monocytes and Responsiveness to Immune Complex Stimulation
 J.A.G. van Roon, S. Wijngaarden, F.P.J.G. Lafeber, C. Damen, J.G.J. van de Winkel, J.W.J. Bijlsma .........648
Induction of Inducible NO Synthase, Argininosuccinate Synthase, and GTP Cyclohydrolase I in Arthritic Joints of Human TNF-a Transgenic Mice
 M. Hukkanen, L.A.M. Platts,
S. Haralambous, et al .........652
Systemic and Local Expression of Perforin in Lymphocyte Subsets in Acute and Chronic RA
 G. Gulan, J. Ravlic-Gulan, N. Strbo, et al 660
MRI Appearance of the Hands and Feet in Patients with Early RA
 N. Boutry, A. Lardé, F. Lapègue,
E. Solau-Gervais, R-M. Flipo .........671
IV Human Recombinant TNFr P55-Fc IgG1 Fusion Protein Ro 45-2081 (Lenercept): A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Dose-Finding Study in RA
 R. Rau, O. Sander, P. van Riel, et al .........680
Response to Etanercept (Enbrel®) in Elderly Patients with RA: A Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Trial Results
 R.M. Fleischmann, S.W. Baumgartner,
E.A. Tindall, et al .........691
Patterns of DMARD Use in a Spanish Cohort of Patients with RA

I. Gonzalez-Alvaro, L. Carmona, A. Balsa, et al .........697
Correlation of Single Time-Point Damage Scores with Observed Progression of Radiographic Damage During the First 6 Years of RA

H.E. Paulus, M. Oh, J.T. Sharp, et al .........705
Consequences of Increased Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients with OA and RA
 G. Singh, J.D. Miller, D.M. Huse, D. Pettitt,
R.B. D'Agostino, M.W. Russell .........714
Use of Thermographic Criteria to Identify RP in a Population Setting
 L.F. Cherkas, L. Carter,
T.D. Spector, K.J. Howell, C.M. Black,
A.J. MacGregor .........720
Clinical Significance of Antiphospholipid Protein Antibodies. Receiver Operating Characteristics
Plot Analysis
 J. Musial, J. Swadzba, A. Motyl, T. Iwaniec .........723
Epidemiology of SLE in Northwest Greece 1982-2001

Y. Alamanos, P.V. Voulgari, C. Siozos, et al .........731
Outcome of Positive Antinuclear Antibodies in Individuals Without CTD

S.O. Myckatyn, A.S. Russell .........736
Mannose Binding Lectin Polymorphisms as a Disease-Modulating Factor in Women with SLE from Canary Islands, Spain
 M.I. Garcia-Laorden,
I. Rua-Figueroa, P. Perez-Aciego, et al .........740
Diet and SLE: A 4 Year Prospective Study of Japanese Patients
 Y. Minami, T. Sasaki, Y. Arai,
Y. Kurisu, S. Hisamichi .........747
Hypothesis Pathogenesis of SSc
 K. Takehara .........755
Treatment of Refractory PMR with Infliximab: a Pilot Study
 C. Salvarani, F. Cantini, L. Niccoli, et al .........760
Patient Centered Assessment of AS-Specific Health Related Quality of Life: Evaluation of the Patient Generated Index
 K.L. Haywood, A.M. Garratt,
K. Dziedzic, P.T. Dawes .........764
Ultrasound Detection of Heel Enthesitis:
A Comparison with MRI

M. Kamel, H. Eid, R. Mansour .........774
Audit of the Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Patients with AS

R. Bessant, C. Harris, A. Keat .........779
Procoagulants and Osteonecrosis
 L.C. Jones, M.A. Mont, T.B. Le, et al .........783
The Hidden Cost of Nonselective NSAID in Older Patients
 D.H. Solomon, R.J. Glynn, R. Bohn,
R. Levin, J. Avorn .........792
The Relationship of Joint Hypermobility, BMD, and OA in the General Population: The Chingford Study

A.L. Dolan, D.J. Hart, D.V. Doyle, R. Grahame,
T.D. Spector .........799
Financial, Occupational, and Personal
Consequences of Disability in Patients with
CFS and FM Compared to Other Fatiguing
Conditions
 N.P. Assefi, T.V. Coy,
D. Uslan, W.R. Smith, D. Buchwald .........804
Growth Hormone and IGF-1 Concentrations in Women with FM
 J.S. McCall-Hosenfeld,
D.L. Goldenberg, S. Hurwitz, G.K. Adler .........809
Are Subjects Satisfied with the Informed Consent Process? A Survey of Research Participants
 J.E. Pope, D.P. Tingey, J.M.O. Arnold, P. Hong,
J.M. Ouimet, A. Krizova .........815
Pediatric Rheumatology
Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide (Anti-CCP) Antibodies in Children with JIA
 M. van Rossum, R. van Soesbergen,
S. de Kort, et al .........825
An Open Label Study to Establish Dosing Recommendations for Nabumetone in JRA

S. Goodman, P. Howard, A. Haig, S. Flavin,
B. MacDonald .........829
Radiologic Outcome and Its Relationship to Functional Disability in JRA

K. Oen, M. Reed, P.N. Malleson, et al .........832
The Epidemiology of Hyperuricemia in
Children of Taiwan Aborigines

C-S. Liu, T-C. Li, C-C. Lin .........841
Case Reports
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Associated with
Necrotizing Temporal Arteritis

K.J. Warrington, B.W. Scheithauer, C.J. Michet .........846
Acute Gout Precipitated by Total Parenteral
Nutrition

R.A. Moyer, D. St. John .........849
Tuberculous Osteomyelitis Presenting as
Shoulder Pain

P.A. Monach, J.P. Daily, G. Rodriguez-Herrera,
D.H. Solomon .........851
Kikuchi's Disease Accompanied by Lupus-like Butterfly Rash

C. Okuzawa, T. Kuroiwa, Y. Kaneko,
K. Ueki, Y. Tsukada, Y. Nojima .........857
Images in Rheumatology
Transient Osteoporosis of the Talus Followed by Migration to the Tibia
 T. Matsumoto, T. Tsurumoto, H. Shindo .........860
Tophaceous Gout: Uncommon Presentation of a Common Disease
 S. Johnson, A. Toms, P. Lee .........863
OMERACT 6
International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology, Gold Coast, Australia, April 11-14, 2002
 .........865
Introduction
P. Brooks, P. Tugwell, C.V. Strand, L. Simon .........866
Patient Perspectives
Outcomes from the Patient Perspective
Workshop at OMERACT 6
 J. Kirwan, T. Heiberg, S.A. Hewlett, et al .........868
Patient Perspective in Outcome Assessments Perceptions or Something More?

T.K. Kvien, T. Heiberg .........873
Patients and Clinicians Have Different Perspectives on Outcomes in Arthritis
 S.A. Hewlett .........877
Rheumatology Outcomes: The Patient's Perspective

A. Carr, S.A. Hewlett, R. Hughes, et al .........880
Patient's Perspective
 E. Quest, G.J. Aanerud, S. Kaarud, et al .........884
Economics
OMERACT 6 Economics Working Group Report:
A Proposal for a Reference Case for Economic Evaluation in RA
 S. Gabriel, M. Drummond, A. Maetzel, et al .........886
Economic Evaluation of Programs or Interventions
in the Management of RA: Defining a Consensus-based Reference Case

A. Maetzel, P. Tugwell, M. Boers, et al .........891
Letter

"Listen to the Patient" Anticoagulation Is Critical
in the Antiphospholipid (Hughes) Syndrome
E. Letellier, G.R.V. Hughes .........897
Notices

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