title: A cardiac surgeon's perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000592:standards*; D002244:Carbon; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D011474:Prosthesis Design
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C009139:pyrolytic carbon; D002244:Carbon