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. 2012 Aug 8;14(5):417–424. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jes159

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Early vs. late inflow: characteristics of direct flow during early (E) and late (A) diastole. At end-diastole (A) the direct flow volume as a percentage of the total inflow for E and A. The sum of the values at E and A, for each group, gives the direct flow to total inflow ratio for the entire diastolic filling phase (DCM: 46 ± 9% vs. healthy: 70 ± 6%, P = 0.000). (B) The kinetic energy at E and A. Data are presented as mean and standard deviation. (A) *P-value =0.000 for direct flow A in DCM vs. direct flow A in healthy subjects. (B) ^†P-value =0.003 for direct flow E in healthy subjects vs. direct flow A in healthy subjects.