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Written By: Anuradha Varanasi | Published : June 22, 2016 3:23 AM IST
After waiting for two months, a 38-year-old Mumbai resident received a heart from Aurangabad on June 21 following which he underwent a heart transplant in Mumbai s Fortis hospital. The recipient was suffering from viral myocarditis, an inflammatory disease of heart muscles, and intractable arrhythmia and his only hope for survival was a heart transplant. Read: Heart transplants: How are they done?
The donor was a 32-year-old male patient who was declared brain-dead following a road traffic accident that resulted in a head injury at United Ciigma Hospital, Aurangabad. The donor s heart left United Ciigma Hospital early in the morning and landed at Mumbai Airport one and a half hours later.
The Green Corridor chalked from Mumbai s Domestic Airport to Fortis Hospital in Mulund, helped the heart reach the operation theatre in time so the surgeons could conduct the life saving heart transplant.
Doctors say that there is now some increased awareness about cadaver organ donations in India. Commenting on this, Dr Anvay Mulay, Chief of Cardiac Transplant Team, Fortis Hospital, Mulund, said, We salute the families who are looking beyond traditional and religious beliefs and are consenting to donate organs of their brain-dead kin. Thanks to these spirited families, culture of organ donation is developing and the thought has become more acceptable. Did you know, high intensity exercises are safe for heart transplant survivors?
Speaking about the surgery, he said, We have concluded the surgery; the next 48-72 hours will be critical and the patient will be monitored round the clock.
The heart transplant programme had started in the privately run hospital around ten months ago and ever since, 20 heart transplants have been conducted. Other than the brain dead patient s heart, the donor family gave a new lease of life to four other patients suffering from end-stage organ failure by donating his kidneys and liver. Read: Heart transplants in children: here s what you need to know.
Source: Fortis hospital press release
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