Right side of the boy’s heart had failed and was beyond repair. The pressure in his lungs had gone up drastically and his new heart could not take the stress.
Recent Advancements in Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery is a formidable field in treating congenital heart diseases, valve replacements, atrial fibrillation, and coronary heart disease.
Cardiac surgery is a formidable field in treating congenital heart diseases, valve replacements, atrial fibrillation, and coronary heart disease.
The boy received a heart from a 12-year-old boy from Hyderabad who was declared brain dead after an accident. The heart was flown down to Chennai on July 14.
Dr K M Cherian said, “The right side of the boy’s heart had failed and was beyond repair. The pressure in his lungs had gone up drastically and even after the transplant, his new heart could not take the stress. It did not have the capacity to function like that of a 14-year-old boy’s heart. It did not have the power to pump efficiently so it gave way within a few hours after the operation.”
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Doctors have described it as the biggest heart transplant breakthrough in a decade, which also implies that it may reduce the shortage of donor organs.
Doctors have described it as the biggest heart transplant breakthrough in a decade, which also implies that it may reduce the shortage of donor organs.
First Heart Transplant Surgery for Free
Heart transplantation in Mumbai is not efficiently carried out as in the south though the hospitals have permission to conduct them.
Heart transplantation in Mumbai is not efficiently carried out as in the south though the hospitals have permission to conduct them.
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The 60-year-old donor's liver was given to a 30-year-old woman, and the kidneys were donated to a senior citizen living in another city.
The 60-year-old donor's liver was given to a 30-year-old woman, and the kidneys were donated to a senior citizen living in another city.
