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VOLUME 32: NO. 7 JULY 2005

Editorials

The "New" International League of Associations for Rheumatology

J.J. Rasker, F.L.J. Arnauts ......... 1177

Biologic Agents and Their Use in Resource-Poor Countries

A. Adebajo, D.E. Furst ......... 1182

Bone Loss in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Can We Put the Puzzle Together?

D. Wendling ......... 1184

The Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis

M.A. Gonzalez-Gay ......... 1186

Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Gastropathy: We Started It, Why Don't We Stop It?

S.H. Roth ......... 1189

The Proteasome and Its Implications in Rheumatology

I. Colmegna, B. Sainz Jr, R.F. Garry, L.R. Espinoza ......... 1192

 

Articles

New Glucocorticoids on the Horizon: Repress, Don't Activate!

I-H. Song, R. Gold, R.H. Straub, G-R. Burmester, F. Buttgereit ......... 1199

Selective IgA Immune Unresponsiveness to P. mirabilis Fumarate Reductase A-Chain in RA

R.H. Weisbart, Y. Min, A.L. Wong, et al ......... 1208

Treatment with TNF Blockers Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of First Cardiovascular Events in Patients with RA

L.T.H. Jacobsson, C. Turesson, A. Gülfe, et al ......... 1213

High-grade CRP Elevation Correlates with Accelerated Atherogenesis in Patients with RA

M.A. Gonzalez-Gay, C. Gonzalez-Juanatey, A. Piñeiro, C. Garcia-Porrua, A. Testa, J. Llorca ......... 1219

Importance of CRP in Regulating Monocyte Tissue Factor Expression in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases

H. Cai, C. Song, I.G.S. Lim, S.A. Krilis, C.L. Geczy, H.P. McNeil ......... 1224

Longterm Safety, Efficacy, and Radiographic Outcome with Etanercept Treatment in Patients with Early RA

M.C. Genovese, J.M. Bathon, R.M. Fleischmann, et al ......... 1232

Does Age Bias the Aggressive Treatment of Elderly Patients with RA?

M.J. Harrison, C.A. Kim, M. Silverberg, S.A. Paget ......... 1243

Diet and Risk of RA in a Prospective Cohort

M. Pedersen, C. Stripp, M. Klarlund, S.F. Olsen, A.M. Tjønneland, M. Frisch ......... 1249

Sex Hormone Concentrations in Patients with RA Are Not Normalized During 12 Weeks of Anti-TNF Therapy

R.H. Straub, P. Härle, F. Atzeni, C. Weidler, M. Cutolo, P. Sarzi-Puttini ......... 1253

Falsely Elevated Cardiac Troponin-I in Patients with Seropositive RA

P.R. Kenny, D.R. Finger ......... 1258

Preliminary Evaluation of a Visual Analog Function Scale for Use in RA

F. Wolfe, K. Michaud, T. Pincus ......... 1261

Longitudinal Fluctuation of Antibodies to ENA in SLE

A.C. Faria, K.S.A. Barcellos, L.E.C. Andrade ......... 1267

Prevalence of Elevated Pulmonary Arterial Pressures Measured by Echocardiography in a Multicenter Study of Patients with SSc

J.E. Pope, P. Lee, M. Baron, et al ......... 1273

Temporal Artery Biopsy for GCA

R. Taylor-Gjevre, M. Vo, D. Shukla, L. Resch ......... 1279

Diagnostic and Management Trends of GCA: A Physician Survey

T.J. Drehmer, D. Khanna, R.J. Markert, R.A. Hawkins ......... 1283

Bone Loss Is Detected More Frequently in Patients with AS with Syndesmophytes

K. Karberg, J. Zochling, J. Sieper, D. Felsenberg, J. Braun ......... 1290

HIV Related Reactive Arthritis in Zambia

P. Njobvu, P. McGill ......... 1299

IA Corticosteroid Injection for First Carpometacarpal OA

R. Joshi ......... 1305

Role of IL-6/IL-6R-Induced STAT and MAPK/ERK in Upregulation of MMP and ADAMTS Gene Expression in Articular Chondrocytes

F. Legendre, P. Bogdanowicz, K. Boumediene, J-P. Pujol ......... 1307

Safety Study of IA Injection of IL-1Ra in Patients with Painful Knee OA: A Multicenter Study

X. Chevalier, B. Giraudeau, T. Conrozier, J. Marliere, P. Kiefer, P. Goupille ......... 1317

The Factor Subdimensions of the WOMAC Help to Specify Hip and Knee OA. A Prospective Evaluation and Validation Study

F. Angst, T. Ewert, S. Lehmann, A. Aeschlimann, G. Stucki ......... 1324

Translation and Validation of the Turkish Version of the AIMS2 in Patients with Knee OA

F. Atamaz, S. Hepguler, J. Oncu ......... 1331

A Randomized Controlled Trial of DHEA in Postmenopausal Women with FM

A. Finckh, I. Carey Berner, B. Aubry-Rosier, A. Kai-Lik ......... 1336

Is Chronic Widespread Pain a Predictor of All-Cause Morbidity? A 3 Year Prospective Population Based Study in Family Practice

U.T. Kadam, E. Thomas, P.R. Croft ......... 1341

 

Pediatric Rheumatology

Elevated Concentrations of Monocyte Derived Cytokines in SF of Children with Enthesitis Related Arthritis and Polyarticular Types of JIA

N. Saxena, A. Aggarwal, R. Misra ......... 1349

Decreased Bone Speed of Sound in Children with Growing Pains Measured by Quantitative Ultrasound

O. Friedland, P.J. Hashkes, L. Jaber, H.A. Cohen, A. Eliakim, B. Wolach, Y. Uziel ......... 1354

Donato Alarcón-Segovia, MD, MACP, MACR 1935-2004

J. Sánchez-Guerrero ......... 1358

Donato Alarcón-Segovia -- A Brilliant Mind

U. Mercado ......... 1359

Comment

D.A. Gordon ......... 1359

Case Reports

Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Cervical Spine and SAPHO Syndrome

D. Mulleman, S. Mammou, I. Griffoul, P. Goupille, J-P. Valat ......... 1361

SLE Presenting with Features Suggestive of HIV Infection

I.A. Chowdhry, I.J. Tan, N. Mian, M. Mackay, H. Keiser, A. Davidson ......... 1365

Efficacy of Rituximab in Refractory PM

O. Lambotte, R. Kotb, G. Maigne, F-X. Blanc, C. Goujard, J.F. Delfraissy ......... 1369

Refractory PAN Successfully Treated with Infliximab

J. Al-Bishri, N. le Riche, J.E. Pope ......... 1371

Treatment of Orbital Myositis with Adalimumab (Humira)

A.B. Adams, M. Kazim, T.J.A. Lehman ......... 1374

Chronic Diffuse Sclerosing Osteomyelitis Treated with Risedronate

S.A. Wright, A.M. Millar, S.M. Coward, M.B. Finch ......... 1376

Images in Rheumatology

Usefulness of Plain Film Radiography in the Diagnosis of Dactylitis by History-Taking

I. Olivieri, M. Montaruli, E. Scarano, G. Peruz, A. Padula ......... 1379

Canadian Rheumatology Association Meeting
Mt. Tremblant, Quebec,
March 2-5, 2005

Introduction ......... 1381

Podium Presentations......... 1383

Posters

Correspondence

Reactions to Infliximab in Patients with RA

M. Prupas ......... 1411

Reply : Reactions to Infliximab in Patients with RA

E.C. Keystone ......... 1411

Letter

G.T. Sakellariou, I. Chatzigiannis ......... 1411

Bioavailability of Higher Dose MTX Comparing Oral and Subcutaneous Administration in Patients with RA

R. Rau ......... 1412

Reply : Bioavailability of Higher Dose MTX Comparing Oral and Subcutaneous Administration in Patients with RA

M. Hoekstra ......... 1412

Letter

Treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis with a TNF Antagonist

J.D. Carter ......... 1413

Corrections

Reproducibility and Sensitivity to Change of 5 Methods for Scoring Hand Radiographic Damage in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

F. Guillemin, L. Billot, S. Boini, N. Gerard, S. Ødegaard, T.K. Kvien ......... 1414

Vertebral Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in Women Receiving High Dose Glucocorticoids for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

S. Kumagai, S. Kawano, T. Atsumi, S. Inokuma, Y. Okada, Y. Kanai, J. Kaburaki, H. Kameda, A. Suwa, H. Hagiyama, S. Hirohata, H. Makino, H. Hashimoto ......... 1414

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