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organ transplant

07 Apr 2017

Green corridor transports donor heart for transplant in just 18 minutes

A donor's heart was successfully transported from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport to the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute on Thursday covering a distance of 18 km in 18 minutes.

22 Nov 2016

Delhi hospital performs first scar-less surgery in India

Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute performed the first scar-less surgery in India on an 18-year-old boy from Uzbekistan who developed a congenital heart defect.

28 Oct 2016

A third of strokes caused by air pollution, lifestyle diseases in India

As India continue to report 16 lakh cases of stroke every year, health experts have said that at least one third of these cases are caused by mere modifiable lifestyle factors and deteriorating air quality.

World Heart Day

28 Sep 2016

Air pollution can harm your heart, vascular system: Expert

Dr Upendra Kaul, Executive Director and Dean Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi said that medical studies have shown that air pollution can trigger heart attacks, abnormalities of rhythm of heart and paralytic strokes, with very small particles found in smoke and haze the culprits of greatest concern.

Delhi High Court

08 Jul 2016

Delhi HC refuses to stay fine imposed on Escorts hospital

The high court told the hospital that it cannot pass any "blanket stay order" and it would have to deposit Rs 105 crore as an "ad-hoc basis".

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute

09 Jul 2016

Green Corridor helps transport donor heart 18.2km in just 16 minutes

A donor heart which was airlifted from Jaipur has safely reached Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi after a Green Corridor was created.

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute

28 Nov 2015

Fortis heart institute can now conduct high-ethical research

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) has become first corporate hospital in India to get accredited by an international forum to conduct high-ethical standard research.

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