Chennai, Feb 2: A heart transplant surgery was successfully performed by a hospital in Chennai on a 33-year-old underprivileged woman hailing from Kashmir. The Kashmiri woman, who was suffering for 10 years from Restrictive cardiomyopathy, a condition where the chambers of the heart becomes stiff over time was identified by Aishwarya Trust, which funded her transplant treatment cost at MGM Healthcare, a press release said. She was on medical management with worsening heart failure symptoms and required early heart transplantation. She registered herself with the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu.
