A 22-year-old girl from West Bengal received a new lease on life following heart transplant surgery at Manipal Hospital, Yashwanthpur. According to the doctors, the patient’s MRI scan showed that her heart was functioning at only 10% of its total capacity. They added that most of the heart muscles were damaged as the patient had been suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy for the last four years.

Dr. Kartik Vasudevan, a Senior Consultant, stated that the patient was not able to tolerate the heart failure drugs as her blood pressure was low and she was suffering from kidney dysfunction. After confirming that a heart transplant was her last option, the hospital listed her name in Jeevasarthakathe (a government body that lists organ availability and promotes organ donation), requesting an immediate requirement for a heart transplant.

Usually, the life expectancy of the patient is around 90–95% after one-year post-transplant, which is reduced to 70–80% and 55–65% after five and ten years of the transplant, respectively.