BENGALURU: Narayana Health City claimed to have created a national record on Tuesday by successfully performing three heart transplants at the same facility within 12 hours. The three recipients, all men in their mid-30s, had been waiting for more than a year for suitable donors until their conditions became critical, with rising lung pressure threatening to make them ineligible for transplantation.
The donor hearts were received from Sparsh Hospital (Yelahanka), Aster CMI Hospital (Hebbal) and Manipal Hospital (Old Airport Road), with the Karnataka State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) facilitating the transport.
According to a press release from Narayana Health City, “a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, transplant surgeons, anaesthesiologists, perfusionists, transplant coordinators, and critical care specialists” made the feat possible. All three patients have responded positively to the transplants and are currently stable and recovering under close monitoring.
Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Dr Varun Shetty, said, “This milestone underscores not only the medical excellence of our transplant team but also the critical role of public support, timely coordination, and the noble decision of donor families.”