Gurgaon: Doctors at a city hospital implanted a 'mechanical heart' (a type of left ventricular assist device- LVAD) in a 29-year old man, giving him a new lease of life.

The cardiac surgery, as claimed by doctors of Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), is a first of its kind in North India, in which a device called "Heart Mate II" was implanted. This is third mechanical heart to be implanted in India, the first two being at Fortis Malar in Chennai, said doctors.