Geometric comparison of the mitral and tricuspid valve annulus: Insights from three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Table 1 Mitral and tricuspid annulus geometric measurement dimension comparison

Dimension	MV (mean ± SD)	TV (mean ± SD)	P-value
Circumference	127.9 ± 16.8 mm	125.9 ± 16.1 mm	0.23
Area	1103.7 ± 307.8 mm2	1131.7 ± 302.0 mm2	0.41
Height	9.23 ± 2.11 mm	4.37 ± 1.48 mm	< 0.0001
ALPM axis	37.9 ± 6.4 mm	38.0 ± 5.6 mm	0.7
AP axis	34.8 ± 5.7 mm	34.9 ± 6.2 mm	0.9
ALPM/AP ratio	1.08 ± 0.33	1.09 ± 0.28	< 0.0001

MV: Mitral valve; TV: Tricuspid valve; ALPM: Anterolateral-posterolateral; AP: Anteroposterior.