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Heart transplants from severely obese donors show comparable outcomes for
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Heart transplant patients who received hearts from severely obese donors had similar short-term outcomes and long-term survival as patients who received hearts from non-obese donors, according to new research.
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3-yr-old Russian boy recovers after Berlin Heart implantation in Chennai
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 28 (ANI): In a first for South Asia, a critical heart transplant operation via 'surgical biventricular heart implantation' was conducted on a three-year-old boy from Russia by a team of doctors at MGM Healthcare here, according to the hospital press release
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Ananya Panday remembers her grandparents on Doctor's Day
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Actor Ananya Panday on Tuesday remembered her late grandfather Dr. Sharad Panday who was among the batch of doctors who performed the first heart transplant in India as the country is observing National Doctor's Day.
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Study reveals gene therapy may help in treating cardiac disease
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
California [USA], Mar 22 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers have found a potential treatment for life-threatening cardiac diseases by using gene therapy.
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Narayana Health City performs Karnataka's youngest heart transplant
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): End-stage heart failure is one of the conditions mired with high mortality.
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New research enables more heart donations
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 26 (ANI): Many hearts are declared unfit for donation due to stress-induced heart failure. But a recent study found that this condition has no bearing on the outcome of a transplant further opening path for up to 30 per cent more heart transplants.
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Consuming dietary fibre can reduce heart transplant risk
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 26 (ANI): A new study discovered that heart patients who consume more dietary fibre tend to have healthier gut bacteria, which is associated with reduced risk of death or need of a heart transplant.
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Brain dead boy's heart gives 4-yr-old a new lease of life
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): A live heart was transported from Aurangabad to Mumbai, covering a distance of 323.5 kilometres, in one hour and thirty-four minutes, which was later successfully transplanted into a 4-year-old girl.
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Heart transported from Jaipur to Delhi to save life of 50-year-old
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute performed a life-saving heart transplant in a 50-year-old male from Muzzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
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Fortis Escorts Heart Institute sends fifth Heart Transplant Patient home a
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 19 (ANI): Fortis Escorts Heart Institute bid adieu to the patient, who received a heart from Fortis Hospital NOIDA on November 4, 2016.
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World's first heart transplant doctor passes away
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D C (United States), Nov.19 (ANI): Renowned heart surgeon Denton Cooley, who performed the world's first artificial heart transplant in the United States, has passed away at the age of 96 in Houston, Texas.
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Successful heart transplant at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, courtesy an
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 5 (ANI): A team of doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) performed a lifesaving heart transplant on a 61-year-old male recipient suffering from ischemic cardiomyopathy.
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