<p>A farmer from Tamil Nadu underwent a successful heart transplant at a city hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The organ was harvested from a 42-year-old woman from Bengaluru, who had met with a road accident and was declared brain-dead. After her family gave consent, her heart was donated to a 39-year-old farmer from Dharmapuri, who was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Vivek Jawali, chief cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon and chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fortis Hospitals, and his team performed the procedure. </p>
<p>A farmer from Tamil Nadu underwent a successful heart transplant at a city hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The organ was harvested from a 42-year-old woman from Bengaluru, who had met with a road accident and was declared brain-dead. After her family gave consent, her heart was donated to a 39-year-old farmer from Dharmapuri, who was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Vivek Jawali, chief cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon and chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fortis Hospitals, and his team performed the procedure. </p>
