Brain-dead person’s heart flown in to Kochi for transplant
The Hindu
The heart of a brain-dead patient from Thiruvananthapuram was flown to Kochi by helicopter on Thursday evening, to be transplanted into an 18-year-old patient here.
The recipient of the heart suffers from dilated cardiomyopathy, and the transplant surgery was under way at Lisie Hospital here a little before 7 p.m. The team performing the surgery is headed by Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram, cardio thoracic surgeon. The 18-year-old, a native of Kayamkulam who was being treated at a hospital outside the State, had recently arrived seeking treatment at Lisie Hospital, a hospital spokesperson said. The patient was immediately registered for transplant and did not have to suffer through a long wait, the spokesperson added.More Related News
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