Fortis Escorts Heart Institute News
A donor's heart was successfully transported from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport to the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute on Thursday covering a distance of 18 km in 18 minutes.
Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute performed the first scar-less surgery in India on an 18-year-old boy from Uzbekistan who developed a congenital heart defect.
As India continue to report 16 lakh cases of stroke every year, health experts have said that at least one third of these cases are caused by mere modifiable lifestyle factors and deteriorating air quality.
Dr Upendra Kaul, Executive Director and Dean Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi said that medical studies have shown that air pollution can trigger heart attacks, abnormalities of rhythm of heart and paralytic strokes, with very small particles found in smoke and haze the culprits of greatest concern.
The high court told the hospital that it cannot pass any "blanket stay order" and it would have to deposit Rs 105 crore as an "ad-hoc basis".
A donor heart which was airlifted from Jaipur has safely reached Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi after a Green Corridor was created.
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) has become first corporate hospital in India to get accredited by an international forum to conduct high-ethical standard research.
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