Morphometric Study of Human Aortic Valve in Adults of Western Maharashtra: A Cadaveric Study

Objective: To estimate the mean of morphometric values of the human aortic valve in the population of western Maharashtra. The morphometric variables include mean area and the circumference of the human aortic valve of both genders. Materials and Methods: The present study was carried out on 30 adult cadaveric hearts in the department of Anatomy at a tertiary care hospital in western Maharashtra. Heart and aortic arch were dissected according to standard dissection techniques. The aortic orifice and valves were exposed; pictures were taken keeping a plastic ruler alongside the periphery of the valve. The pictures were analyzed using Image J software to calculate circumference and area of the aortic valve. Results: The mean circumference of the aortic valve was 8.827 cm in males and 8.179 cm in females. The mean area of the male aortic valve was 5.365cm² and the female aortic valve is 4.641cm². The circumference results were found to be significant whereas the area results were not significant. Conclusion: The size of the aortic valve in the western Maharashtra region was found to be more as compared to other studies. The present study might help the cardiothoracic surgeons as well as the prosthetic valve manufacturing companies for the rough estimation of the aortic valve size.