Mitral Valve Area is calculated as


Mitral Valve Area is calculated as


Mitral Valve Area is calculated as ‘X’ divided by pressure half-time


[A] 150
[B] 220
[C] 340
[D] 660



Mitral Valve Area is calculated as


  • MVA is calculated as 220 divided by pressure half-time,
  • 220 being an empirically derived constant
  • Pressure half-time – time that it takes the initial transvalvular gradient to fall to half its initial value.