Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 -- Mathew Achadan, the recipient of the organ that was flown for the first time in Kerala by an air ambulance died on Monday, over a decade after his heart transplant surgery. According to his family, 57-year-old Achadan had a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Chalakudy in Thrissur district.

"Achadan's death is extremely saddening. We had overcome a lot of challenges to perform his transplant surgery (in 2015). At the time, the chances of him surviving at least a year were only 50%. But post-surgery, he went on to live for 10 more years. He also engaged in hard physical work during this period, particularly driving his autorickshaw to support his family," said Jo Joseph, a consultant cardiology at Lisie...