Table 3 Linear correlation between physiological and vortex ring parameters.

From: Vortex ring behavior provides the epigenetic blueprint for the human heart

 

End-diastolic vortex volume

End-diastolic VV%

Controls

Patients

Controls

Patients

Body surface area

p = 0.034

p = 0.083

p = 0.33

p = 0.060

Age

p = 0.016

p = 0.30

p = 0.34

p = 0.64

Heart rate

p = 0.11

p = 0.24

p = 0.73

p = 0.074

End-diastolic volume

p < 0.0001 R2 = 0.83

p = 0.68

p = 0.78

p = 0.0068

Stroke volume

p < 0.0001 R2 = 0.76

p < 0.0001 R2 = 0.55

p = 0.75

p = 0.085

Ejection fraction

p = 0.70

p = 0.024

p = 0.90

p < 0.0001 R2 = 0.6

Peak filling rate

p = 0.0002 R2 = 0.65

p = 0.0003 R2 = 0.47

p = 0.82

p = 0.13

E-wave peak flow velocity

p = 0.17

p = 0.038

p = 0.66

p = 0.22

  1. We applied Bonferroni correction to compensate for multiple analyses and assigned significance at p < 0.0015625. R2 values are given for significant correlations. VV%, vortex volume as percentage of LV volume.
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