Table 2.

Comparison of echocardiographic parameters and QTd between two groups (high score and low score) of SLE patients

	Low score	High score	P value
Left ventricular ejection fraction	9.7583 ± .65	11.15 ± 64.32	0.46
ESV (cc)	8.56 ± 25.57	12.02 ± 27.25	0.41
Left ventricular mass(gr)	55.58 ± 160.08	54.11 ± 140.66	0.33
Ewave (cm)	4.72 ± 18.24	4.81 ± 19.94	0.07
Awave (cm)	4.22 ± 14.54	10.16 ± 16.26	0.26
Swave (cm)	3.53 ± 15.30	4.21 ± 15.74	0.56
IVRT (m/sec)*	18.90 ± 77.24	21.10 ± 84.74	0.06
IVCT (m/sec)*	22.23 ± 70.20	22.27 ± 70.59	0.93
Tei index	0.142 ± 0.581	0.218 ± 0.618	0.30
QTd	58.31 ± 18.66 vs. r	47.90 ± 17.41	< 0.004
QTd (in those without use of cyclophosphamide and azothioprine drugs)	54.23 ± 17.32	45.90 ± 18.34	0.03

*- ESV End systolic volume, IVRT Isovolumic relaxation time, IVCT Isovolumic contraction time