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.