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Fig. 3

From: Subclinical systolic and diastolic myocardial dysfunction in polyphasic polymyositis/dermatomyositis: a 2-year longitudinal study

Fig. 3

Right ventricular systolic and diastolic function. FAC: fractional area change, TAPSE: tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion, tricuspid s′: tissue Doppler imaging RV systolic wave velocity, tricuspid e′: early diastolic myocardial relaxation velocity, tricuspid a′: late diastolic myocardial relaxation velocity. Lower FAC and TAPSE reveal RV systolic dysfunction in the polyphasic group; however, tricuspid s′ was lower in the monophasic group as well. Significantly lower TDI tricuspid e′ velocity and higher tricuspid a′ velocity characterized RV diastolic dysfunction. * P<0.05 vs. control, # P<0.05 vs. baseline, & P<0.05 vs. monophasic

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