CHENNAI PRESS NEWS

Harvested heart transported across 500kms from Madurai to Chennai, which enabled this successful transplant Chennai, March 17th, 2021: A historic feat for Rela Hospital. A large team of heart transplant experts and the cardiac specialist team from Rela KIMS Heart and Lung Transplant Institute (including surgeons, anaesthetists, perfusionists and nurses), gave a cheerful send-off to their 1 st heart transplant patient. The recipient, Mrs. Sujatha, a 36-year-old housewife got a new lease of life with the heart donated by a brain-dead youth, flown from Madurai to Chennai in a record time of 45-minutes. Video 👇👇👇👇 Early in Nov 2020, after an assessment at Rela Hospital, Mrs. Sujatha’s family was told that the best chance of getting well again was to undergo a heart transplant surgery. On 26 th Feb 2021, Rela Hospital received an organ alert call from TRANSTAN (Transplant Authority of Tamilnadu), where this lucky patient got a donor whose organ matched her condition and she underwen...

Blue Star, India’s leading air conditioning brand and known for its premium products, today announced the launch of its new range of ‘Mass Premium’ split air conditioners. The Company has strategically repositioned its brand to include the ‘Mass Premium’ category with the intent to expand its market reach and target the mass market. New range of split ACs at affordable prices Blue Star’s air conditioners, with the capability of delivering best-in-class cooling, are well known for quality, reliability and durability, making Blue Star one of the significant players in the industry. The value proposition of this new range is “Affordable Cooling with Blue Star’s High Quality ACs.” B Thiagarajan, Managing Director, Blue Star Limited The new range comprises 3-star, 4-star, and 5-star inverter split air conditioners that are available at attractive prices starting from Rs 25,990/- for a 0.80TR 3-star inverter split AC . The ACs are available in various cooling capacities ranging fro...

The MitraClip procedures were performed by Dr. Sai Satish, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals Minimally invasive MitraClip therapy allows repair of a leaking mitral valve without open heart surgery; is a lifesaver for patients at high surgical risk The highest number of MitraClip implants in India have been performed at Apollo Hospitals Chennai Chennai, March 16, 2021: The Apollo Hospitals group, Asia's largest and most trusted healthcare group, notched up yet another record milestone with the successful completion of four back-to-back MitraClip procedures in one day. The MitraClip implants were carried out on four patients suffering from severe heart failure on the same day, surpassing Japan where MitraClip procedures were performed on three patients in a day.  Video 👇👇👇👇 The four back-to-back MitraClip procedures were performed at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai by Dr Sai Satish, Senior Interventional Cardiologist. The minimally invasive method used in MitraC...