Talk:Aortic valve area calculation

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Echo derived area[edit]

These valve areas are not real (i.e. if you measured the area at autopsy), they are approximate values calculated based on echocardiographic flow velocities (real physical values) using the equations. Dlodge 03:23, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]