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Manipal Hospitals, Vijayawada, completed its archetypal bosom transplantation, giving a caller lease of beingness to a 21-year-old pistillate from Vizianagaram.
Addressing the media astatine the infirmary connected February 21, Saturday (February 21, 2026), a squad of doctors said the woman, K. Sathyavathi, had been battling dilated cardiomyopathy for respective years. As her information progressed to terrible bosom nonaccomplishment contempt optimal aesculapian therapy, she underwent a broad transplant evaluation, including close bosom catheterisation and a elaborate transplant workup to measure her suitability.
Following evaluation, she was listed for organ transplantation nether the Jeevandan organ-sharing programme, aft which a suitable donor’s bosom became disposable astatine the hospital, they said, adding that the transplant was performed with enactment from the Manipal Foundation and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. The diligent is present recovering.
Dilip Ratti, a doc from the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, said bosom transplantation requires the astir precocious beingness enactment infrastructure, similar ECMO, ventricular assistance devices, precise surgical execution, and seamless teamwork crossed aggregate specialities.
A.P. Jeevandan, State coordinator, K. Rambabu noted that, similar Ms. Sathyavati, galore patients are waiting for organ transplants and that the authorities is ever prepared to widen timely enactment and coordination to each hospitals successful each indispensable aspect.
J. Ramanjaneya Reddy, Hospital Director, Manipal Hospital, Vijayawada, and different doctors were contiguous successful the property conference.
