KOLKATA: Medical College and Hospital (MCH) became the first government hospital in the state to carry out a successful heart transplant on Saturday. A 38-year-old, suffering from dilated cardio-myopathy, received the heart of a 32-year-old, who was declared brain dead at SSKM Hospital on Friday night. A green corridor was created between the two hospitals to transport the organ in …

KOLKATA: Samiran Dutta, 52, became the first Kolkatan to undergo a heart transplant surgery at a city hospital. The organ, harvested in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada, was flown in to the city late on Sunday night. A chartered flight, carrying the heart touched down at NSCBI Airport at 11.45pm. The organ was brought to a hospital off EM Bypass through a …

In a landmark event, a team of doctors at Fortis Hospital, Anandapur successfully transplanted a live heart here today. The live heart was transported through a 18 kms green corridor from the airport to the hospital in a record 18 minutes time. The heart was harvested at a Bengaluru hospital before it was airlifted to Kolkata early morning today. The …

The first heart transplantation in east India is being carried out in Fortis Hospital in Kolkata since morning today. The doctors of the hospital said that it would take more than four hours to complete the surgery. “We will not be able to say whether the transplantation is successful or not, unless 24 hours have passed,” said a doctor at …