An Indian heart beats inside a Pakistani woman; what happened?

Sekar Chandra
An indian heart beats inside a Pakistani woman; what happened?

A 19-year-old Pakistani woman underwent a heart transplant in Chennai.In 2019, Ayesha suffered a heart attack in Karachi due to heart disease. Following this, he came to chennai for special treatment. However. He came back to chennai in june last year as his health deteriorated again. Despite the fact that treatment was mandatory, Aisha data-faced considerable financial hardship. Sensing his plight, Dr. KR Balakrishnan, Head of heart Transplantation at MGM Healthcare in chennai, offered to help.Chennai Aishwaryam, a healthcare trust, also helped Ayesha.On january 31, 2024, a heart was flown from delhi to chennai and all arrangements were made for Ayesha's life-saving transplant.Dr. KR Balakrishnan, Chairman, Institute of heart and lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support said, “Ayesha first came to us in 2019 for treatment. She recovered and went back to Pakistan. Then her heart failure worsened. She had to be hospitalized again, but it was not that easy and they didn't have the money."

"We are the largest center for heart transplants. We do almost 100 heart transplants a year. And if there are no Indians, it will be reserved for a foreigner. In this situation, this woman waited for almost ten months. Then she got the heart only last January. He had a successful heart transplant,” he said.Ayesha Rasheed, who aspires to be a fashion designer in the future, thanked the indian government and her doctors and said that she would like to return to india in the future. I also thank the doctors who treated me," he said.Ayesha's mother Sanobar expressed happiness that her daughter's transplant in india was a success. And "I am very happy that my daughter underwent a transplant. My daughter had a heart attack when she was 12 years old and was subjected to cardio-empathy. Later, the doctors said that a heart transplant was the only solution to keep her alive.But I came to know that there are no transplant facilities in Pakistan, so we approached Dr. KR Balakrishnan to save my daughter's life, but the doctors trusted me and asked me to arrange a trip to India. I came to india with no money. Dr. Balakrishnan helped me in every way. I am very happy for the transplant and I am also happy that an indian heart is beating inside a Pakistani girl. I thought it was never possible, but it happened."

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