Successful Free Heart Transplant Performed on Two Young Girls at MGM Healthcare Chennai
Girls aged 11 and 17 years, belonging to the less-privileged section of society, received a new lease of life at MGM Healthcare; Tushitha was diagnosed with severe breathlessness and features suggestive of severe heart failure; Agalya was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy presenting with heart failure; Both the youngsters received a free heart transplant at MGM Healthcare Chennai, January 3 rd , 2020: MGM Healthcare , a quaternary care hospital in the heart of Chennai city, announced today two successful heart transplant procedures performed on a 11-year-old and a 17-year-old girl, both belonging to the less-privileged section of society. The transplant procedure was done at a concessional price by MGM Healthcare and was supported by Aishwarya Trust. The procedure was successfully performed by the team of transplant doctors, led by Dr K R Balakrishnan, Chairman - Cardiac Sciences and Director - Heart and Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Su...