How heart for transplant reached Delhi from Chandigarh in under 2 hours through green corridor?

A donor's heart in Chandigarh was brought to Delhi's private hospital in less than two hours. Know the complete details ahead.

Heart Transplant in Delhi: In a miraculous step of saving the life of a patient in Delhi, a donor’s heart was successfully transported all the way from Chandigarh to Delhi, and that too, in less than 2 hours.

This victorious transportation was done for a patient suffering from a chronic heart disease in Delhi. He had previously been in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) twice for his illness.

The achievement was made possible with the efforts of both, the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) and the installation of several green corridors covering the two states.

The patient is a 39-year-old man from the city of Meerut. He was suffering from a chronic case of dilated cardiomyopathy with serious leakage of mitral valve.

How did he find the match?

This resulted in increased difficulty while breathing for the last four years.

He was shifted to Delhi’s private hospital in the beginning of August before which, he was kept under ICU twice in just last six months.

The patient required a heart transplant at the earliest. Unfortunately, he received a lead in Delhi but it wasn’t compatible for him.

On August 26, NOTTO notified Sir Ganga Ram Hospital of a compatible match in the city of Chandigarh.

How did the donor’s heart reach hospital?

The retrieval team at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital quickly left for Chandigarh to bring the donor’s heart with security. The team was able to bring the heart back through a commercial flight.

In addition, multiple green corridors were made in Chandigarh and Delhi, across airports of both cities to successfully bring the heart in 1 hours 55 minutes.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Donor’s heart arrived from Chandigarh to Delhi in under 2 hours
2. 39-year-old patient, suffered dilated cardiomyopathy
3. NOTTO team informed hospital of heart match
4. Doctors applauded efforts of NOTTO & city’s green corridors