Heart transplantation from a brain dead patient

On Thursday,for the first time in Kolkata a heart was transplanted from a brain dead patient. The resident of Parnashree, 22-year old Amit Mukherjee who was declared brain dead this Thursday because of several head injuries he received in a road accident. He donated his heart along with his liver, 2 kidneys, and corneas. His heart was transplanted to a 44-year old, Anima Nashkar, a resident of Howrah who was kept in ventilation. The hospital said that the transplantation was successful but it is difficult for them to say how much the patient is going to improve after receiving the organ.

 

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