Narayana Health Achieves National Record in Cardiac Transplantation
In a landmark achievement, Narayana Health has performed three heart transplants within just 12 hours at its flagship Narayana Health City in Bengaluru — a national first in cardiac care.
The recipients, all men in their mid-30s, had been waiting for over a year and were at a critical stage where further delay could have made them ineligible for surgery. Donor hearts were retrieved from Sparsh Hospital (Yelahanka), Aster CMI Hospital (Hebbal), and Manipal Hospital (Old Airport Road), and transported to Narayana Health City through green corridors.
A large multidisciplinary team, including heart failure cardiologists, transplant surgeons, anaesthesiologists, perfusionists, and critical-care specialists, worked in perfect coordination to make the back-to-back surgeries possible.
“This milestone underscores not only the medical excellence of our team but also the noble decision of donor families. These three transplants reaffirm the importance of organ donation in saving lives,” said Dr. Varun Shetty, Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences.
All three patients are currently stable and recovering well.
The achievement highlights the advanced capabilities of Narayana Health’s Heart Failure and Transplant Programme, one of the largest in India. It also serves as a reminder of the life-saving impact of organ donation.