The transplant was conducted on Tuesday morning after the family of a 32-year-old brain-dead patient in Aurangabad consented to the donation. The donor heart was flown in from Aurangabad within 1 hour and 20 minutes.
A lucky 38-year-old Thane resident received a donor heart within 10 days of getting himself registered with the cadaver organ donation programme of the Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC).
The transplant was conducted on Tuesday morning after the family of a 32-year-old brain-dead patient in Aurangabad consented to the donation. The donor heart was flown in from Aurangabad within 1 hour and 20 minutes.
The donor had been declared brain-dead following a road accident that resulted in a head injury.
The recipient had been suffering from viral myocarditis and intractable arrhythmia (an end-stage heart disease) for the last two months, and a heart transplant was the only option left for him.
The heart left Aurangabad's United Ciigma Hospital at 6.35am and reached the airport at 6.42am. It was then transferred to a commercial flight that took off at 6.52am, landing at Mumbai airport at 7.27am, immediately heading out to a stand-by ambulance.
Through the green corridor (domestic airport – Military Road – Santa Cruz – Chembur Link Road – Chedda Nagar – Eastern Express Highway – Airoli junction – Mulund), the heart reached the Fortis hospital at 7.54am and was immediately rushed into the operation theatre at 7.55m into the hands of Dr Anvay Mulay, chief of the cardiac transplant team.
Within a year, the Fortis hospital has performed as many as 20 heart transplants. "Donor families, our clinical team, medical social workers and teams from donor hospitals have helped us achieve this milestone. We salute the families that look beyond traditional and religious beliefs and consent to donate the organs of their loved ones. Thanks to these spirited families, the culture of organ donation is developing and the thought has become more acceptable. We are proud to be leading the way towards this cultural and social progression," said Dr Mulay.
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