Glossary
Parameter | Definition | Formula | Unit |
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Force | An influence that can cause an object to change its velocity. | Mass × acceleration, | N |
Momentum | Mass in motion (quantity of movement). | kg × m/s | |
Impulse | The time integral of the force, i.e. the change (Δ) in momentum (p) of an object (momentum is a vector quantity, so impulse is a vector quantity). | N × s | |
HDF [2] | The integral of pressure gradients over the left ventricle, normalized to left ventricular volume and blood specific weight (thus reported as % of gravity acceleration). | A vector defined by the integral. | % |
HDP [3] | A physics-based measure that takes into account the dynamics of the space-time shape changes in combination with blood flow. | d(HW)/dt. A scalar quantity defined by the scalar product between the HDF vector, normalized by the LV volume V(t), and another vector obtained by a surface integral | W = J/s |
HW | The displacement of an object due to force. | Force × distance. The time integral of the HDP, computed by | J = N × m |
RMS | The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of values. Based on the mathematical formula, this parameter cannot differentiate between positive and negative curves. | Computed by | - |
AUC | The space between a curve and a straight line that connects two points on that curve. | N × s |
AUC: area under the curve; HDF: hemodynamic forces; HDP: hemodynamic power; HW: hemodynamic work; J: Joule; N: Newton; RMS: root mean square; W: Watt