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Aortic Valve Area: detailed analysis of data in reconstructions along the cardiac cycle allows to identify the systolic phase with maximum valve opening (typically 20-30% RR-interval). In this reconstruction, a plane perpendicular to the valve plane is placed at the leaflet tips to measures the aortic valve opening area (AVA) by planimetry. This figure shows the star-shaped opening of a tricuspid valve
