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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar 6;93(4):1141–1145. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.069

Table 1.

Mitral valve material properties used in FE model (from reference 15).

Parameter Anterior Leaflet Posterior Leaflet Chordae
Thickness (mm) 1.4 1.1 -
Cross-sectional Area (mm2) - - primary 0.4 secondary 0.7
Ecirc (Pa) 6.20 ×106 2.35×106 2.20×107
Erad (Pa) 2.10 ×106 1.89×106 -
Poisson’s Ratio 0.45 0.45 0.45
Density (kg/m3) 1.04×103 1.04×103 1.04×103

Ecirc = circumferential modulus of elasticity. Erad = radial modulus of elasticity.