It was the first heart transplant surgery carried out at the government-run Medical College Hospital in Kerala. The patient died 20 days after the surgery.
50-Year-Old Man Undergoes the First Complex Heart Transplant Surgery in Kerala
A team of doctors headed by T.K. Jayakumar conducted the surgery on Podimon of Pathanamthitta at Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) in Kottayam.
A team of doctors headed by T.K. Jayakumar conducted the surgery on Podimon of Pathanamthitta at Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) in Kottayam.
V K Jayakumar, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon who conducted the surgery, said, “It was a high risk surgery both from the donor’s and recipient’s side. But we had little option left.”
The heart was harvested from a brain-dead Vinay Kumar from Aluva in Ernakulam district.
23-Year-Old With End Stage Heart Failure Gets a New Lease of Life After a Heart Transplant
Doctors had no other go than heart transplant to save Oshin Goyal suffering from restrictive cardio-myopathy, where a timely green corridor saved her life.
Doctors had no other go than heart transplant to save Oshin Goyal suffering from restrictive cardio-myopathy, where a timely green corridor saved her life.
Source-Medindia
Mumbai�s Fortis Hospital Records a Hat-Trick On Heart Transplantation in a Month
The city witnessed its third heart transplant in less than a month where two earlier transplants were performed at the same hospital on Aug 3 and 7.
The city witnessed its third heart transplant in less than a month where two earlier transplants were performed at the same hospital on Aug 3 and 7.
Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune Awaits Approval from Government to Perform Heart Transplants
Since the city has no functional heart transplant center, the end stage cardiac disease patients have to head to Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai for transplant.
Since the city has no functional heart transplant center, the end stage cardiac disease patients have to head to Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai for transplant.
