The heart was transplanted to the man, working for an IT company in Chennai, who was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). Donor was a 30-year-old male from Kochi who had suffered a traumatic brain injury in a road accident in his hometown. A four-member team from the hospital along with Heart and Lung Transplant Surgeon Dr Arumugam flew to Kochi on Sunday morning to get the donor’s organ. The team left with the heart via a green corridor created by the Kochi police team and then flew to Chenna. The transplantation was headed by Dr Sandeep Attawar, Programme Director of Heart and Lung Transplant at the hospital.

Source: Indian Express October 26, 2021 08:01 UTC