Fig. 4

Comparisons of follow-up echocardiographic parameter changes in patients with IIM. The comparisons of (a) ΔLAD, (b) ΔIVST, (c) ΔLVPWT, (d) ΔRWT and (e) ΔLVMi in patients with positive or negative AMA-M2. The comparisons of (f) ΔLAD, (g) ΔIVST, (h) ΔLVPWT, (i) ΔRWT and (j) ΔLVMi in patients with positive or negative anti-SRP antibody. All data are presented as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.01. LAD Left atrial diameter, IVST Interventricular septal wall thickness, LVPWT Left ventricular posterior wall thickness, RWT Relative wall thickness, LVMi Left ventricular mass indexed to body surface area