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. 2018 Aug 22;20(1):108–117. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jey121

Table 3.

Detailed mapping of left ventricular kinetic energy

Younger controls (n = 24) Age-matched controls (n = 16) LVT− LVT+ P-valuea P-valueb P-valuec
Global LV kinetic energy
 LVd 10 ± 4 8.3 ± 1.5 6.3 ± 2 5.6 ± 2 0.63 0.01 0.19
 Minimald 1 ± 0.4 0.9 ± 0.5 0.7 ± 0.56 0.8 ± 0.61 0.64 0.07 0.19
 Systolicd 10 ± 3 9 ± 4 6.6 ± 2 6.7 ± 3 0.98 <0.01 0.65
 Diastolicd 10 ± 4 8 ± 2 5.9 ± 3 5.4 ± 2 0.47 0.07 0.31
 Peak E-waved 25 ± 13 22 ± 12 12.4 ± 7 10.8 ± 8 0.01 <0.01 0.54
 Peak A-waved 9 ± 5 13 ± 10 11 ± 5 9.5 ± 5 0.01 0.15 0.08
 In-plane KE (%) 33 ± 10 37 ± 6 36 ± 7 40 ± 5 0.27 0.82 0.02
Relative KE drop from base to apex (%)
 E-wave (B→M) 60 ± 18 52 ± 12 56 ± 16 65 ± 27 0.18 0.42 0.22
 A-wave (B→M) 69 ± 12 68 ± 2 64 ± 17 60 ± 33 0.36 0.69 0.08
 E-wave (M→A) 88 ± 8 89 ± 5 89 ± 9 89 ± 10 0.44 0.7 0.38
 A-wave (M→A) 78 ± 10 78 ± 11 78 ± 14 87 ± 9 0.34 0.27 <0.01

Data are presented as median ± interquartile range or count (n). Unit of normalized kinetic energy: μJ/mL.

B→M, base to mid-ventricle; KE, kinetic energy; M→A, mid-ventricle to apex.

a

Younger controls vs. older age-matched to patient controls.

b

Age-matched controls vs. LVT−.

c

LVT− vs. LVT+.

d

KEiEDV variables (μJ/mL).