From: Elevated energy loss in diastolic left ventricular inflow corresponds to an increase in kinetic energy in patients with a repaired atrioventricular septal defect: Quantification from 4D Flow MRI
Control (N=23)
AVSD-repaired patients (N=23)
Age (yrs)
19 ± 8
20 ± 8
Heart rate (bpm)
87 ± 11
94 ± 15
EL (mJ/mL)
0.21 ± 0.07
0.29 ± 0.12a
KE (mJ/mL)
0.16 ± 0.07
0.24± 0.11b
(EL/KEavg) *
1.31 ± 0.43
1.22 ± 0.5c