Summary Safety Review - Trifecta Heart Valve - Assessing the Potential Risk of Early Wear

After reviewing an article about the wearing out of the Trifecta heart valve 34 months after it was implanted in a patient, Health Canada carried out a safety review of related patient reports both in Canada and internationally. When a heart valve implant does not function properly it can place stress on the heart and a patient typically has to undergo surgery or an invasive procedure to have the valve repaired or replaced.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 22:05 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 22:05 (UTC)
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geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	publication
open_canada_date_published	2017-05-18 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Résumé de l'examen de sécurité", "Trifecta", "valvule cardiaque", "évaluation", "risque potentiel", "port précoce", "implant de valvule cardiaque", "stress sur le cœur", "patient", "intervention chirurgicale", "procédure invasive"], "en": ["Summary Safety Review", "Trifecta", "Heart Valve", "assessing", "potential risk", "Early Wear", "heart valve implant", "stress on heart", "patient", "undergo surgery", "invasive procedure"]}
open_canada_subject	["health_and_safety"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Résumé de l'examen de la sûreté - Valve cardiaque Trifecta - Évaluation du risque potentiel d'usure prématurée
update_frequency	as_needed