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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 7.

Normal ranges of early systolic MV measurements for men and women, indexed to body height

Men Women
MA size
 AP diameter, cm/m 1.6–2.4 1.5–2.5
 AL-PM diameter, cm/m 1.7–2.7 1.8–2.8
 Circumference, cm/m 5.6–8.5 5.7–8.8
 2D area, cm2/m 3.8–8.8 3.7–8.8
 3D area, cm3/m 4.0–9.0 3.9–9.0
MA shape
 Annular height, cm/m 0.25–0.79 0.25–0.87
 Tenting volume, cm3/m 0.6–3.8 0.6–3.8
 Tenting area, cm2/m 0.6–2.0 0.5–2.1
 Tenting height, mm/m 2.5–8.9 0.0–9.8
MA leaflets
 Anterior leaflet area, cm2/m 2.4–6.2 2.4–6.0
 Posterior leaflet area, cm2/m 1.9–5.7 1.6–5.7
 Anterior leaflet length, cm/m 1.2–1.9 1.22.0
 Posterior leaflet length, cm/m 0.5–1.4 0.5–1.5

NPA and sphericity index were not indexed.