Heart Transported From Gurgaon To Delhi Via 30 Km Green Corridor

The cadaveric heart was retrieved from a 53-year-old woman patient from Haryana, who was declared brain dead after suffering a brain haemorrhage, hospital authorities said.

A 30-km green corridor from a private hospital in Gurgaon to another facility in Delhi was set up on Friday for transporting a heart harvested from a brain-dead patient for a transplant surgery, hospital authorities said.

The cadaveric heart was retrieved from a 53-year-old woman patient from Haryana, who was declared brain dead after suffering a brain haemorrhage, they said.

The heart was seamlessly transported covering a distance of 30 km in a matter of just 37 minutes and 58 seconds, with the cooperation of the Gurgaon police and the Delhi police, the hospital authorities said.