Table 4.

Analysis of vortex energy relative to inflow and outflow jet global KE

	NIDCM Patients	Control Subjects	P Value
Inflow KE, mJ	9.0 ± 6.6	6.2 ± 4.8	0.02
Outflow KE, mJ	8.6 ± 9.3	5.0 ± 3.6	0.01
Vortex energy
Vortex KE at peak A wave, mJ	2.5 ± 2.6	1.3 ± 1.5	0.003
Vortex KE at AVO, mJ	1.3 ± 1.1	0.7 ± 0.7	0.005
Stored KE at peak A wave			0.77
Percentage of inflow KE	26 ± 20	27 ± 29
Range	1–74	1–98
Stored KE at AVO			0.81
Percentage of inflow KE	15 ± 17	16 ± 17
Range	1–73	1–69
Released KE			0.48
Percentage of outflow KE	24 ± 26	20 ± 23
Range	1–92	1–93

KE, kinetic energy.