New Delhi, May 28 -- In a rare and remarkable medical case, two brothers from the same family underwent life-saving heart transplants 11 years apart after both were diagnosed with advanced Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), a progressive condition that weakens the heart muscle and leads to severe heart failure.

The brothers underwent a heart transplant under Dr ZS Meharwal, Chairman and Head of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplantation and VAD Programme at Fortis Escorts, Okhla, New Delhi.

The elder brother first developed symptoms at the age of 16, beginning with unexplained fatigue that later progressed to severe breathlessness, swelling in the legs and repeated heart failure episodes. Medical evaluation revealed advanced Dilated Cardio...