April 28, 2024 03:22 pm | Updated 04:11 pm IST - Karachi/Chennai The heartwarming story of a 19-year-old Pakistani girl getting a new lease on life after a successful heart transplant in India highlights how borders can be eased for humanitarian purposes and the challenges faced by heart patients in the neighbouring country. “Doctors managed my condition with medication, but …
In a ground-breaking medical procedure, Asia witnessed its first ever bloodless heart transplant. Traditional heart transplants often involve substantial blood transfusions due to the significant blood loss during surgery. Marengo CIMS Hospital is, therefore, poised to become one of the top 10 global institutes to perform an absolute zero blood transfusion in a highly complex heart transplant, a life-saving procedure. …
Tirupati: Union roads minister Nitin Gadkari has hailed the TTD-run Sri Padmavati Children's Hospital for its exceptional standards and performance of free heart surgeries, including heart transplantations, on underprivileged children. Speaking to the media after visiting the hospital here on Thursday, the Central minister noted that essential medical procedures like heart and lung transplants were predominantly available to the poor …
Amid scarcity of donors, as many as 5,610 patients have been awaiting organs at PGIMER, Chandigarh, and the queue’s only getting longer. Despite the institute’s dedicated efforts, the waiting list for organs at PGIMER remains lengthy, leaving patients suffering for years and many even pass away awaiting transplants. Organ transplantation is recognised as a viable treatment option for a range …
