Donor Heart Transported from Chandigarh to Delhi in Under 2 Hours via Green Corridor

Chandigarh to Delhi: In a remarkable display of medical expertise and coordination, doctors at a private hospital in Delhi performed a life-saving heart transplant surgery on a 39-year-old man from Meerut after a donor heart was brought from Chandigarh to Delhi in 1 hour 55 minutes through multiple green corridors.

The patient, a known case of dilated cardiomyopathy with severe mitral valve leakage, was struggling with breathing difficulties for the past 4 years. In the last 6 months he had been in ICU twice in Meerut. When his condition worsened in August, he was shifted to a private hospital in Delhi.

"Initially stabilised in the ICU with advanced medications to support his heart, blood pressure, and kidney function, he was registered with the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) on August 9, 2025, for a heart transplant. A previous organ offered in Delhi was deemed unsuitable by the transplant team", stated the hospital.

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The hospital further said, "On the night of August 26, NOTTO informed Sir Ganga Ram Hospital of a suitable donor heart available in Chandigarh. The hospital's retrieval team promptly left for Chandigarh, secured the organ, and returned with it on a commercial flight. Green corridors were created in Chandigarh city, at both Chandigarh and Delhi airports, and across Delhi city, ensuring that the heart reached Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in optimal condition within just 1 hour and 55 minutes."

A team led by Dr. Sujay Shad, Senior Consultant & Director of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, along with Dr. Himanshu Goel (Cardiac Surgeon), Dr. Maheshwari (Anaesthetist), and Dr. Aman Makhija (Cardiologist) was already ready to receive the organ.

The patient was on heart-lung machine when the surgery was performed. His diseased heart was removed and replaced with the donor heart. The transplant was successful and the new heart is functioning well.

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Post-surgery, the patient is doing well. He was weaned off the ventilator in 18 hours and is now having normal food and light exercise. Doctors are optimistic about his long-term recovery and prognosis.

"This transplant was made possible by the combined efforts of NOTTO, the retrieval and transplant teams, and the creation of seamless green corridors across two states. The fact that the heart reached us in under two hours played a pivotal role in the success of this surgery", said Dr. Sujay Shad.

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