Bengaluru hospital successfully performs rare heart re-transplant

Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) Doctors at a city hospital here on Wednesday said they have successfully performed a rare heart re-transplant procedure in the country.The 32-year-old engineer, who had first heart transplant in 2016, went through recurrent heart failure and frequent hospitalisations in the next seven years and finally underwent a complex re-transplant in December last year.While initial complications arose due to bleeding and rejection episodes, meticulous management with regular biopsies and close monitoring has ensured a successful recovery, said the cardiologists' team led by Dr. Nagamalesh U.M. from Aster Hospitals."The patient's post-transplant course included significant bleeding events due to the second surgery and the ongoing requirement for blood thinners and rejections. However, through meticulous monitoring and regular endo-myocardial biopsies, these challenges were effectively managed, said Dr. Nagamalesh, Director-Heart Failure, Transplant and MCS Programme, Aster Hospitals.The patient has completed six months of the second heart transplant with no further complications.For the patient, the past few years have been a "medical rollercoaster"."Finding out that I needed a second transplant was a setback, however the exceptional team of surgeons extended their support throughout my treatment journey. I am immensely grateful," said the patient.--IANSshs/pgh

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