WHAT IS HEART DONATION?
Heart donation is the donation of a healthy heart from a brain-dead donor to a patient
suffering from end-stage heart failure...
Unlike some organs, the heart can only be donated after brain death — not after natural death.
WHY HEART DONATION IS SO IMPORTANT
- Medicines no longer work
- Devices can no longer support the heart
- Surgery is no longer possible
For such patients, a heart transplant is the only option.
WHO NEEDS A HEART TRANSPLANT?
- Advanced heart failure
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Heart muscle damage after heart attack
WHEN CAN HEART DONATION HAPPEN?
Only after certified brain death.
- Certified by authorized doctors
- Family consent required
- Donor stays on ventilator
HEART DONATION PROCESS – STEP BY STEP
STEP 1: Brain Death Certification
Doctors perform repeated brain tests.
STEP 2: Family Counseling & Consent
The family is sensitively informed.
STEP 3: Recipient Matching
- Blood group
- Body size
- Medical urgency
IS HEART DONATION SAFE & ETHICAL?
Yes. It is governed under THOTA Act 1994.
- No organ trade
- Fair allocation
- Legal & regulated
COMMON MYTHS ABOUT HEART DONATION
- Myth: Doctors won’t save you
Fact: They always try first.
- Myth: Religion is against it
Fact: All religions support saving
lives.