Between 2004 and 2018, recipients of heart transplants from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities had a 10 per cent higher relative risk of graft failure and death within five years than those from non-distressed communities.
In a first, Indian doctors from a private hospital in Chennai were able to perform India’s first successful cross-blood heart transplant surgery on a one and a half-year-old baby girl, an official said.
Chittoor Police, on Saturday, set up a green channel for the heart transplantation of a 12-year-old which was initiated at Padmavati Children's Hrudayalaya Hospital.
The findings, published in late April in Circulation, suggest that treatments could be developed to manage the condition rather than requiring a heart transplant, which is the standard treatment for this condition in children.
According to the authorities, the recipient was evaluated in the Department of Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery (CTVS) and Cardiology, and diagnosed with advanced heart failure due to severe coronary artery disease in March.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Hospital Chennai, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, successfully performed a heart transplant for a 63-year-old with cardiogenic shock and a complex medical history.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Mohana Perumal, the 36-year-old farmer from Salem, who also used to drive a rented auto as a secondary profession, got a new lease on life at Rela Hospital with a successful heart transplant from a brain-dead patient in Madu
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Hospital Chennai, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, successfully performed a heart transplant on a 35 year old woman diagnosed with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyo
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): A man with cardiac ailments has approached the Delhi High court to ensure his last rites are not performed by his family members including his wife, daughter and son-in-law after his death.
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): A 20-year-old youth who was an unfortunate victim of a road traffic accident with a head injury became a saviour for many patients, who were battling for their lives.
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday created a green corridor to facilitate organ transportation between two hospitals.
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): A 55-year-old Delhi woman, Krishna, went out for a walk, but she was found lying unconscious by the people on the road. The pedestrians informed her family and rushed her to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center AIIMS where she was admitted with severe in