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Green Corridor Saves Life: Donor Heart Travels 20 km in 16 Minutes for Noida's First Transplant
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Firstpost•02-10-2026, 01:17
Green Corridor Saves Life: Donor Heart Travels 20 km in 16 Minutes for Noida's First Transplant
- •A donor heart from Panchkula was transported 20 km in 16 minutes via a green corridor to Fortis Hospital Noida, giving a 56-year-old man a new lease of life.
- •Tapas Kumar Dey, suffering from chronic heart failure, received the transplant, which was his only chance of survival.
- •This marks the first successful heart transplant in Noida and Western Uttar Pradesh, performed by a multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Ajay Kaul.
- •The mission involved critical coordination between doctors, transplant teams, traffic police, and NOTTO due to the heart's limited viability window.
- •The successful procedure means patients in Noida and Western UP will no longer need to travel to other cities for heart transplants.
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The landmark heart transplant was successfully performed at Fortis Hospital Noida, marking the first successful procedure of its kind in Noida and Western Uttar Pradesh.
The donor heart was rushed 20 kilometers from Hindon Airport to Noida through a specially established green corridor in just 16 minutes.
The surgical procedure was led by a multidisciplinary team headed by Dr. Ajay Kaul, who serves as the Chairman of Cardiac Sciences at Fortis Hospital Noida.
