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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Mar 1;35(7):738–751.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.02.010

Table 5.

Normal ranges of nonindexed early systolic MV parameters for men and women

Men Women
Mitral annular size
 AP diameter, cm 2.7–4.2 2.4–3.9
 AL-PM diameter, cm 3.0–4.7 2.8–4.5
 Circumference, cm 9.8–14.9 9.1–14.1
 2D area, cm2 6.5–15.7 5.7–14.2
 3D area, cm3 6.9–16.4 6.1–14.5
MA shape
 NPA, ° 116–173 113–174
 Annular height, cm 0.42–1.37 0.39–1.45
 Tenting volume, cm3 1.1–6.9 0.9–6.2
 Tenting area, cm2 1.0–3.6 0.9–3.5
 Tenting height, mm 4.9–15.9 4.6–15.8
 Sphericity index (AP/AL-PM) 0.74–1.04 0.76–1.05
Mitral leaflets
 Anterior leaflet area, cm2 4.2–11.3 3.8–9.8
 Posterior leaflet area, cm2 3.2–10.4 2.6–9.4
 Anterior leaflet length, cm 2.1–3.4 1.9–3.3
 Posterior leaflet length, cm 0.9–2.4 0.8–2.4