Vortex flow during early and late left ventricular filling in normal subjects: quantitative characterization using retrospectively-gated 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance and three-dimensional vortex core analysis

Table 2 Vortex quantification parameters

	C (clockwise) in degrees	L	R	Vortex Orientation in degrees	Vortex CI
E-vortex ring	89°±23°	0.19±0.04	0.27±0.07	71° ± 9°	0.79±0.09
A-vortex ring*	100°±23°	0.15±0.05	0.20±0.09	74° ± 4°	0.57±0.06
Statistical Significant	No	p=0.001	p=0.048	No	p<0.001

*In 21 subjects an A-filling vortex was observed. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

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