Editorials:

"All that glistens is not gold"—Separating artefacts from true Doppler signals in rheumatological ultrasound

Peter V Balint, Peter Mandl, and David Kane

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 141-142. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081554

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Reviews:

Settings and artefacts relevant in colour/power Doppler ultrasound in rheumatology

S T Torp-Pedersen and L Terslev

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 143-149.
Published Online First: 29 November 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078451

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Extended reports:

Histopathological prevalence of subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head

T Yamamoto, Y Iwamoto, R Schneider, and P G Bullough

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 150-153.
Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066878

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Treatment of lupus-prone NZB/NZW F₁ mice with recombinant soluble Fc receptor II (CD32)

S Werwitzke, D Trick, P Sondermann, K Kamino, B Schlegelberger, K Kniesch, A Tiede, U Jacob, R E Schmidt, and T Witte

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 154-161.
Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068981

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Subintimal Ki-67 as a synovial tissue biomarker for inflammatory arthropathies

F Pessler, A Ogdie, C Diaz-Torne, L Dai, X Yu, E Einhorn, S Gay, and H R Schumacher

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 162-167.
Published Online First: 5 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071670

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One-year follow-up of Coll2-1, Coll2-1NO₂ and myeloperoxydase serum levels in osteoarthritis patients after hip or knee replacement

M Deberg, J-E Dubuc, A Labasse, C Sanchez, E Quettier, A Bosseloir, J-M Crielaard, and Y Henrotin

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 168-174.
Published Online First: 20 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073452

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Intracellular localisation of galectin-3 has a protective role in chondrocyte survival

C Boileau, F Poirier, J-P Pelletier, M Guévremont, N Duval, J Martel-Pelletier, and P Reboul

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 175-181.
Published Online First: 1 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066514

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The safety and efficacy of adding etanercept to methotrexate or methotrexate to etanercept in moderately active rheumatoid arthritis patients previously treated with monotherapy

D van der Heijde, G Burmester, J Melo-Gomes, C Codreanu, E Martin Mola, R Pedersen, B Freundlich, D J Chang, and for the Etanercept Study 400 Investigators

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 182-188.
Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076166

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Postmarketing surveillance of the safety profile of infliximab in 5000 Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

T Takeuchi, Y Tatsuki, Y Nogami, N Ishiguro, Y Tanaka, H Yamanaka, N Kamatani, M Harigai, J Ryu, K Inoue, H Kondo, S Inokuma, T Ochi, and T Koike

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 189-194.
Published Online First: 20 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072967

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EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics

G Bertsias, J P A Ioannidis, J Boletis, S Bombardieri, R Cervera, C Dostal, J Font, I M Gilboe, F Houssiau, T Huizinga, D Isenberg, C G M Kallenberg, M Khamashta, J C Piette, M Schneider, J Smolen, G Sturfelt, A Tincani, R van Vollenhoven, C Gordon, and D T Boumpas

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 195-205.
Published Online First: 15 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070367

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The reliability of a new scoring system for knee osteoarthritis MRI and the validity of bone marrow lesion assessment: BLOKS (Boston–Leeds Osteoarthritis Knee Score)

D J Hunter, G H Lo, D Gale, A J Grainger, A Guermazi, and P G Conaghan

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 206-211.
Published Online First: 1 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066183

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High anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide levels and an algorithm of four variables predict radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a 10-year longitudinal study

S W Syversen, P I Gaarder, G L Goll, S Ødegård, E A Haavardsholm, P Mowinckel, D van der Heijde, R Landewé, and T K Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 212-217.
Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068247

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Physical work and chronic shoulder disorder. Results of a prospective population-based study

H Miranda, L Punnett, E Viikari-Juntura, M Heliövaara, and P Knekt

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 218-223.
Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069419

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Inverse relationship between vertebral fractures and spine osteoarthritis in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

C Roux, J Fechtenbaum, K Briot, C Cropet, S Liu-Léage, and C Marcelli

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 224-228.
Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069369

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Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a high prevalence of hypothyroidism that amplifies its cardiovascular risk

H G Raterman, V P van Halm, A E Voskuyl, S Simsek, B A C Dijkmans, and M T Nurmohamed

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 229-232.
Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068130

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Clinical, radiographic and functional differences between juvenile-onset and adult–onset ankylosing spondylitis: results from the PSOAS cohort

L S Gensler, M M Ward, J D Reveille, T J Learch, M H Weisman, and J C Davis, Jr

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 233-237.
Published Online First: 29 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072512

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Treatment-related improvement in physical function varies with duration of rheumatoid arthritis: a pooled analysis of clinical trial results

D Aletaha, V Strand, J S Smolen, and M M Ward

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 238-243.
Published Online First: 20 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071415

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Characteristics and survival of 26 patients with paraneoplastic arthritis

J Morel, V Deschamps, E Toussirot, E Pertuiset, C Sordet, P Kieffer, J M Berthelot, H Champagne, X Mariette, and B Combe

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 244-247.
Published Online First: 29 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070086

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Functional variants of interleukin-23 receptor gene confer risk for rheumatoid arthritis but not for systemic sclerosis

B Faragó, L Magyari, E Sáfrány, V Csöngei, L Járomi, K Horvatovich, C Sipeky, A Maász, J Radics, Á Gyetvai, Z Szekanecz, L Czirják, and B Melegh

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 248-250.
Published Online First: 2 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072819

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The PTPN22*C1858T functional polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to inflammatory polyarthritis but neither this nor other variants spanning the gene is associated with disease outcome

H Naseem, W Thomson, A Silman, J Worthington, D Symmons, and A Barton

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 251-255.
Published Online First: 31 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071894

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Decreasing incidence of symptomatic gastrointestinal ulcers and ulcer complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

K S S Steen, M T Nurmohamed, I Visman, M Heijerman, M Boers, B A C Dijkmans, and W F Lems

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 256-259.
Published Online First: 29 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068015

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Responsiveness of patient reported outcomes including fatigue, sleep quality, activity limitation, and quality of life following treatment with abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis

G Wells, T Li, L Maxwell, R Maclean, and P Tugwell

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 260-265.
Published Online First: 10 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069690

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Concise reports:

Probability of continued low disease activity in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis treated according to the disease activity score

S M van der Kooij, Y P M Goekoop-Ruiterman, J K de Vries-Bouwstra, A J Peeters, M V van Krugten, F C Breedveld, B A C Dijkmans, and C F Allaart

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 266-269.
Published Online First: 18 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.079368

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Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI of bone marrow oedema in rheumatoid arthritis

R Hodgson, A Grainger, P O’Connor, T Barnes, S Connolly, and R Moots

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 270-272.
Published Online First: 26 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077271

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First metatarsophalangeal joint aspiration using a 29-gauge needle

F Sivera, R Aragon, and E Pascual

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 273-275.
Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073460

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Letters:

The point prevalence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index in antiphospholipid antibody negative patients with livedo reticularis: a controlled study

S Sangle, C Christodoulou, S Paul, G R V Hughes, and D P D’Cruz

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 276-277. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074567

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Antimalarial drugs and malignancy: no evidence of a protective effect in rheumatoid arthritis

S Bernatsky, A Clarke, and S Suissa

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 277-278. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075705

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Efficacy of anakinra, an IL1 receptor antagonist, in refractory Sweet syndrome

A Delluc, N Limal, X Puéchal, C Francès, J C Piette, and P Cacoub

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 278-279. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068254

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Treatment with corticosteroids reduces arterial stiffness in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica as measured with pulse wave analysis

H Pieringer, U Stuby, S Hargassner, and G Biesenbach

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 279. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074997

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