WHO NEEDS LUNG TRANSPLANTATION?
All of us have two lungs in the chest-one on the right side and one on the left side. When we breathe air into the lungs- they allow oxygen from outside to enter into blood and allow carbon-di-oxide from blood to come out into the air. This way we get enough oxygen...
Dr AGK Gokhale: ‘Enjoy Your Limitations’
India’s pioneer Heart & Lung Transplant Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr AGK Gokhale talks on ‘enjoying limitations’ after coronary artery bypass surgery. Dr Gokhale performed the first successful human-to-human Heart Transplant in India at Hyderabad, the state of Andhra...
Another Marvel in Heart Transplantation Surgery in Telangana by Dr Gokhale & Team
Who was the first person to perform a heart transplant? A rare moment where hearts and minds come together to save a life: Everyone has special moments in life. 28th of February 2015 is a one of those rare moments for me and my team. In a country like India, where we...
HEART DISEASE – A View by Dr Gokhale
Why heart disease is important? You know how important your heart is, so it’s no wonder people worry when they hear someone has Heart problems. Heart disease, also called cardiovascular disease, mainly affects older people and means that there are problems with...
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