Bengaluru: For seven years (2016 – 2023), 32-year-old engineer battled recurrent heart failure, requiring frequent hospitalisations. His journey culminated in a successful heart transplant at Aster Hospitals. In 2016, due to dilated cardiomyopathy and severe heart dysfunction, with irreversible damage to his heart and no hope for recovery from heart failure, the patient underwent a successful heart transplant.
Despite financial constraints, his father and committed partner secured the necessary funds for the surgery, which took place in 2016 without any complications and the patient remained stable until 2020. Despite facing a 75 per cent survival rate prognosis, the patient and his committed partner remained determined. They married in 2018, embracing the obstacles of post-transplant life together.
His wife was the pillar of support and strength throughout his recovery journey. However, 2020 brought a new health issue. The patient contracted severe Covid-19, requiring intensive care.
Fortunately, he made a full recovery with no lasting impediments. After overcoming these struggles, their joy multiplied with the birth of a beautiful baby girl. The patient’s journey continued to unfold in 2021.
Chest pain and backaches led to a new challenge: cardiac allograft vasculopathy, a narrowing of the arteries in his transplanted heart. Apart from this, a follow-up echocardiogram in 2022 revealed severe biventricular dysfunction, necessitating a cardiac re-transplant. This news mea.