Vena contracta is defined as the narrowest part of the jet, just distal to the regurgitant orifice. Vena contracta dimensions reflect the severity of regurgitation.
Vena contracta
Vena contracta is the point in a fluid stream where the diameter of the stream is the least, and the fluid velocity is at its maximum, such as in the case of a stream issuing out of a nozzle. It is a place where the cross section area is minimal. Wikipedia
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any of the contracted parts of minimum cross section of a jet of fluid discharging from an orifice. especially : the one nearest the orifice ...
Background: Vena contracta width (VCW) as an estimate of effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) is an accepted parameter of mitral regurgitation (MR) ...
In fluid mechanics: Bernoulli's law …cross section known as the vena contracta. They do so because the streamlines are converging on the hole inside the ...