A heart was transported for transplant from Uttarahalli to Bengaluru in 26 minutes through a green corridor on Tuesday morning. The organ, belonging to 26-year-old Ravi, who was declared brain dead at BGS Global Hospital in Uttarahalli on Monday, was transported to Narayana Health City in Bommasandra Industrial Area.
Ravi was admitted to BGS Global Hospital after a road accident on April 16. He was riding pillion without wearing a helmet and had sustained severe head injuries after a fall from the moving vehicle.
The recipient is 40-year-old Nagaraj, a farmer from Koppal. He was diagnosed with heart failure in 2012 and was being managed by the Heart Failure Clinic team at Narayana Health City. The cross matching of the donor and recipient was done at TTK Blood Bank. A team of doctors led by Dr. Julius Punnen, Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Transplant surgeon, performed the heart transplant.
