Hyderabad: The doctors at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) successfully performed a heart transplant surgery on a 29-year-old woman battling a severe heart condition known as dilated cardiomyopathy.
Sheikh Shanaz, who is a resident of Eturunagaram in the Mulugu district, had been suffering from complications in her left ventricle for the past two years.
As her condition worsened over time, doctors recommended a heart transplant as the only viable solution to save her life.
Registered with Jeevandan Trust for heart transplant surgery in Hyderabad
The patient was registered with the Jeevandan Trust, a government initiative aimed at promoting organ donation and facilitating transplants. Through this program, a donor heart was identified from a brain-dead patient at Yashoda Hospitals in Secunderabad.
On Wednesday, a medical team led by Dr. Amareswara Rao, head of the Cardiothoracic Department at NIMS, performed the complex surgery.
Hyderabad’s NIMS perform cost-free treatment under Aarogyasri Scheme
Heart transplant surgeries usually cost between Rs 20 to Rs 30 lakh in private hospitals.
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However, under the Telangana government’s Aarogyasri scheme, all expenses related to the surgery were fully covered.