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Table 2 Spearman’s correlation of HFA-PEFF score with core set measures in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

From: Value of the HFA-PEFF diagnostic algorithms for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction to the inflammatory myopathy population

Core set measures

Correlation coefficient r (p—value)

PhGA

0.596**

PGA

0.405**

MMT-8

0.052

HAQ

0.110

MYOACT

0.257**

  1. PhGA Physician global activity, PGA Patient global activity, MMT-8 Manual muscle testing-8, HAQ Health assessment questionnaire, MYOACT Myositis disease activity assessment visual analogue scale, HFA-PEFF Heart Failure Association Pre-test assessment, Echocardiography and natriuretic peptide, Functional testing, Final etiology. **p < 0.01