title: Mechanical failure of a St. Jude Medical prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Orsinelli
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Cuénoud
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013499:Surface Properties