In what could be termed as a wave of heart transplant revolution in Mumbai, cross-border corridors between two states, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh saved the life of an Orissa resident suffering from a severe heart disease. This is the twelfth heart transplant to take place in Mumbai. A 22-year-old male recipient suffering from Dilated Cardiomyopathy received a new lease of life thanks to a 20-year-old man from Indore, who was declared brain-dead on Sunday at Choitaram Hospital, Indore. Minute-to-minute precision enabled the heart to reach Fortis Hospital, Mulund within an hour and 56 minutes covering 546 kms through air and road.

Commencing its journey from MGM Medical College and Hospital, Indore, where the patient was declared brain-dead and the family consented for donation of the heart and liver; the donor was shifted to Choitaram Hospital, Indore for evaluation and assessment. The donor's kin consented to donate his heart, liver and kidneys thus saving four precious lives. Dr Anvay Mulay, chief cardiac surgeon of Fortis Hospital, Mulund, rushed from Mumbai to Choitaram Hospital, to harvest the donor's heart, which left for its journey to the city at 12.20 pm.