Mumbai: Fortis Mulund performs 34th heart transplant
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Mulund: A team of doctors in Fortis Hospital, Mulund conducted 34th heart transplant on a 46 year old female recipient from Andheri in Mumbai. The donation became possible when a 44 year old female patient, admitted in a city hospital, was declared brain dead. The family consented to donate organs of their kin following informed counselling. The donor donated Heart, Kidneys, Liver, Skin and Corneas. The recipient, who was suffering from Dilated Cardiomyopathy, has been on the wait list since last month. The transplant was conducted by Dr Anvay Mulay, Chief of Cardiac Transplant Team, Fortis Hospital, Mulund in Mumbai.
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