A replacement heart valve, including a securing device and a non-return valve, the securing device including a resiliently deformable material adapted to adopt collapsed and non-collapsed configurations, the resiliently deformable material having a memory such that it returns to the non-collapsed configuration when not held under tension, whereby the valve is adapted to be secured within the valve annulus. Also featured is a method for replacing a heart valve and a kit, which use this replacement heart valve.
