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With airlifting not an option, her family boarded the 4.55 pm Vande Bharat Express from Kollam Railway Station to reach the hospital in time.
Kochi City police made elaborate arrangements to ensure a smooth and fast transfer.
Kumaran had been diagnosed with heart disease six years ago.
Bert Janssen was 17 when he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy.
Harinarayanan has received the heart of Kanyakumari native Selvin Shekhar (36), a staff nurse in Tamil Nadu.
Harinarayanan has received the heart of Kanyakumari native Selvin Shekhar (36), whose brain death was confirmed by doctors at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
Thomas, who underwent a heart transplant 10 years ago at Lissie Hospital, Ernakulam, will be participating in a 5-km marathon slated for April 16 in the World Transplant Games.
The harvested heart was sent from the PGIMER to the international airport in Mohali in 22 minutes by creating a 'green corridor' for the flight scheduled for departure at 3.25 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a complex and rare procedure which needs good expertise and only few centres in India are doing it at present.
The relation between immunosuppression and Covid-19 may render heart transplant recipients more susceptible to acquiring the infection and more severe diseases.
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