title: Turning to the truth: Is mechanical aortic valve orientation important in transthoracic echocardiographic detection of prosthetic dysfunction and paravalvular endocarditis complications?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Hector I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Michelena
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Rakesh M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Suri
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography