Tools: Aortic Valve Area and Pressure Recovery Calculator

The January 2008 issue of JASE includes the article: Routine Adjustment of Doppler Echocardiographically Derived Aortic Valve Area Using a Previously Derived Equation to Account for the Effect of Pressure Recovery

Wherein the matter of cath vs. echo discrepancies in evaluating aortic stenosis is addressed. While this article focuses on the matter of the aortic valve area, prior work has directed attention to the differences in gradients: Comparison of simultaneous invasive and noninvasive measurements of pressure gradients in congenital aortic valve stenosis

Combining the concepts of the two articles, this calculator considers both pressure recovered valve area and gradient estimations, as given by the formulae in the aforementioned articles:

pressure recovered aortic valve area formula

Doppler pressure recovery formula

Aortic Stenosis Valve Area and Pressure Recovery Calculator

Inputs
Height (cm):
Weight (kg):
LVOT Diameter (cm):
AAO Diameter (cm):
LVOT VTI (cm):
AO VTI (cm):
AO Peak Velocity (m/sec):

Results
BSA:
Aortic Valve Area (AVA):
AVA Indexed to BSA:
AVA Corrected for PR:
AVA Corrected & Indexed:
Peak Instantaneous Gradient:
Pressure Recovery:
Net Gradient: