India, Oct. 8 -- Fortis Hospital in Noida has performed the first heart transplant in Noida and Western Uttar Pradesh. The surgery gave 56-year-old Tapas Kumar Dey, who had struggled with chronic heart failure for years, a new chance at life.

Tapas Kumar Dey and his family faced a tough journey, with frequent hospital stays and severe breathlessness making daily life harder. His condition became so serious that medication was no longer enough. Doctors said he had only a 10% chance of survival without a heart transplant. He was put on the waiting list as the medical team worked to keep him stable and searched for a suitable donor.

A matching donor heart became available in Panchkula, but getting it to Noida in time was urgent because the...