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. 2016 Feb 28;77(2):794–805. doi: 10.1002/mrm.26129

Table 2.

Quantitative Analysis of Viscous Energy Loss and Kinetic Energy during LV Filling

Controls (N = 30) Patients (N = 32) P‐Value
EL˙Eavg (W/m3) 6.6 [5.5–9.0] 12.2 ± 7.2 <0.001
EL˙Aavg  (W/m3) 3.9 ± 2.2 8.1 ± 3.8a <0.001
EL˙Epeak  (W/m3) 14.7 ± 4.6 18.3 [13.9–28.6] 0.002
EL˙Apeak  (W/m3) 5.1 ± 2.8 10.4 ± 5.3 a <0.001
EL˙E/A
3.4 ± 1.6 1.9 [1.3–2.9] a 0.003
ELdiastole (J/m3) 2.7 [2.3‐3.2] 4.9 ± 2.0 <0.001
abs_ELdiastole (mJ) 0.24 [0.19–0.28] 0.37 [0.26–0.53] <0.001
KEEavg (J/m3) 25.1 ± 7.8 34.1 ± 18.8 0.03
KEAavg  (J/m3)a 9.3 [7.0–13.2] 21.4 ± 11.2 a <0.001
KEEpeak  (J/m3) 57.2 ± 16.6 55.2 [46.4–76.5] 0.65
KEApeak  (J/m3)a 15.9 ± 8.0 28.9 ± 16.0 a <0.001
abs_KEEpeak (mJ) 5.0 ± 1.9 5.5 ± 2.7 0.73
abs_KEApeak  (mJ)a 1.3 ± 0.5 2.26 [1.3–3.2] a <0.001
a

Two patients had no A‐wave and were excluded.