Gorlins formula is used to calculate: (A) Area of stenotic aoic valve, (B) Amount of daily calorie intake, (C) Body mass index, (D) Basal metabolic rate
Answer is A. Answer-A. Area of stenotic aoic valveThe stenotic valve orifice are is derived fromthe pressure gradient and cardiac output with the formula developed by Gorlin and Gorlin, which involves the fundamental hydraulic relationships, linking the a.ea of an orifice to the flow and pressure drop across the orifice.