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A 57 year old man was dying of heart failure. The replacement heart, donated from 17-year-old Mekala Kumar was a major mismatch due his size difference of the heart leaving Dr. Gokhale and his team in a situation to perform a rare feet which has been performed only twice in the whole nation, “The Piggyback Heart Transplant”. Dr. Gokhale and his team were successful in placing another heart in the 57 year old man. This news of “man with two hearts” and “piggyback surgery” has gone viral in the country, various national newspaper publishing an article about it and sharing the video of the operation.
