Life-Saving Heart Transplant at Sree Chitra: A New Beginning for a 13-Year-Old

The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) successfully conducted a five-hour heart transplant, saving a 13-year-old girl with severe cardiomyopathy. The donor heart was allocated by K-SOTTO, and the procedure was supported by Kerala Police's green corridor. The operation was performed by a dedicated medical team.

In a medical breakthrough, the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) in Kerala has successfully conducted a five-hour heart transplant on a 13-year-old girl suffering from severe cardiomyopathy.

The autonomous institute, under the Department of Science and Technology, has now joined the ranks of government hospitals offering such advanced treatments. The heart, donated by a 47-year-old school teacher who had been declared brain dead, was allocated to SCTIMST by the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (K-SOTTO).

Kerala Police facilitated the quick transportation of the organ to the hospital by creating a green corridor. The complex operation was executed by a team of specialists, offering a new lease of life to the young patient.

(With inputs from agencies.)