Fran's Journal

What a wonderful website! Unfortunately the Trifecta prosthetic aortic valve I received October 2017 (Model TFGT-21) is now moderate-to-severe stenosed already. I originally had a bicuspid valve that was calcified and had severe stenosis. After receiving the prosthetic valve in 2017 I felt better than I ever had. About a year ago I started getting easily fatigued and constantly short of breath (among other things). Now, after all the testing to see if I qualified for TVAR, the TVAR team in my city said no - it needs replaced. I'm now working with Cleveland Clinic and just got started in what I call "the fix my heart" process. Has anyone else here received a Trifecta valve on the list of those models discontinued from use and beginning to experience problems? It was supposed to last 10-15 years and I started noticing problems after about 6 years.