Mitral valve area by pressure half time

Mitral valve area can be calculated from the pressure half time (PHT) of the initial downward slope of the mitral A wave, which fuses with the E wave in mitral stenosis. Lower the slope, lower the mitral valve area and higher the severity of mitral stenosis. Pressure half time is the time taken for the gradient to reduce to half of its peak value. Read More: https://johnsonfrancis.org/profession...