title: [New prosthesis for cardiac valve replacement].
abstract: This paper focus on the most common used prosthesis for replacement of diseased heart valves, when repair is not feasible. A brief historical review is made. New prosthesis and the trends for the future are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Banazol
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design