Gleneagles Global Hospitals has launched its heart and lung transplant programme in Karnataka in order to serve the local community and promote the benefits of these procedures. The initiative will help boost the healthcare sector of the state while also build awareness regarding end-stage heart and lung conditions, providing options to those who may not have had viable treatment options in the past.
The heart and the lungs are among the most important organs of the body. When either of these organs start failing to perform as required, the whole medical status of the body is compromised. If left untreated, it could cause irreversible damage to other organs as they depend on these two organs to properly function.
With the launch of this program, Gleneagles Global Hospitals brings to Karnataka the experience of Dr Thasee Pillay, cardiothoracic surgeon, and his team of medical professionals experienced in the field of transplants. He brings with him 2 decades of experience and has been a part of over 500 transplants in the UK.
Recently, BGS Gleneagles Global treated a patient suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy, which had resulted in his prolonged bed ridden state and multiple hospitalisations due to its escalation to cardiac failure.
Dr Pillay said that heart transplantation is a major, critical and complex surgery. It should only be considered if the surgery is going to improve the recipient’s chance of survival or quality of life, post-transplant. Over the years, results have shown that the survival rates of cardiac failure patients have risen from 20% to 80% due to the availability of this procedure, making it a true life-saver and game changer for those patients suffering from heart failure.”
“There is no way through which lost lung function can be restored completely in respiratory diseases. Lung transplantation is the only option to improve quality of life and increase the longevity in such situations,” Dr Sandeep HS, Consultant Transplant Pulmonologist at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals.
With the launch of this program, the medical team at Gleneagles Global Hospitals will be available for consultations, assessment, and performance of transplants in the state of Karnataka at their hospitals.
“With the launch of this transplant program, we hope to educate the public on the benefits of undergoing transplants. These medical procedures offer patients a new lease of life, and a better quality of life than the one they were going through while on medical management,” according to Dr K Ravindranath, Chairman, Gleneagles Global Hospitals Group.
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