Indore woman donates heart to 16-year-old Mumbai girl

The heart of a 20-year-old brain dead girl travelled 546 km between Indore and Mumbai within one hour and 58 minutes, saving a 16-year-old girl suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy. It is the first inter-state heart transplant on a minor to be conducted in the city and the first one in India this year.
A team of doctors at Fortis Hospital, Mulund conducted a successful heart transplant on the 16-year-old recipient from Vikhroli on Sunday. When the Indore patient was declared brain dead, her family gave the consent to donate her heart and liver. The donor was then moved to Choitaram Hospital, Indore for evaluation and assessment.