Tamilian Heart Beats In "Terminally Ill" Kashmiri Woman, Saves Her Life
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Shahzadi Fathima had worsening heart failure symptoms due to Restrictive Cardiomyopathy or RCM, a condition where the chambers of the heart become stiff over time. A heart from an 18-year-old brain dead donor was transported over 350 kilometres to Chennai and provided a fresh lease of life to her.
A Tamilian donor's heart was transported over 350 kilometres for a successful transplant on a young woman from Srinagar suffering from terminal heart failure at MGM Healthcare in Chennai.
Aishwarya Trust, a Chennai-based non-profit healthcare organisation that supports the medical expenses of deserving patients, came forward to fund the heart transplant.
A heart from an 18-year-old brain dead donor was transported over 350 kilometres to Chennai and provided a fresh lease of life to a 33-year-old Kashmiri woman suffering terminal heart failure. The Kashmiri woman travelled over 3,000 kilometres from Srinagar for her treatment in Chennai.
Shahzadi Fathima had worsening heart failure symptoms due to Restrictive Cardiomyopathy or RCM, a condition where the chambers of the heart become stiff over time.
