Lung & Heart Transplant at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Malad
When a family learns that a loved one's heart or lungs are failing, a transplant raises as many worries as hopes. CritiCare Asia Hospitals is a heart and lung transplant hospital in Mumbai where relatives are included in every discussion from the first visit. The heart and lungs depend on the same circulation, so strain in one often shows up in the other. The team at Malad offers heart and lung transplants in Malad, Mumbai, and stays with patients and families through evaluation, surgery, and the years of follow-up.
Symptoms of Advanced Heart and Lung Failure
Family members are often the first to see changes, which tend to creep up slowly:
- Breathlessness on small tasks, or while resting
- Swollen legs, ankles or belly
- Tiredness that never lifts
- A lasting cough or wheeze
- Trouble lying flat at night
- Chest discomfort or an uneven heartbeat
- Reliance on oxygen, or frequent admissions with chest infections
Understanding Heart Failure and When Transplant Is Considered
Heart failure means the heart can no longer pump enough blood. It usually follows years of strain from a condition that was not fully controlled. Many patients stay well on medicines for years, while others reach a point where heart transplant is the right option.
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure, weakening the heart over time
- Coronary artery disease, with reduced blood flow and heart attack damage
- Cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle in different forms
- Long-standing arrhythmia that gradually weakens the muscle
Understanding Chronic Lung Disease and When Transplant Is Considered
Some lung conditions steadily limit breathing despite the best medical treatment, making walking, climbing stairs, and even talking tiring.
- COPD, a progressive airflow limitation linked to long-term smoking or workplace exposure
- Interstitial lung disease, scarring that stiffens the lungs
- Cystic fibrosis, an inherited condition with repeated infections and mucus build-up
- Primary pulmonary hypertension, high pressure in the lung's blood vessels that strains the lungs and heart together
Lung transplant evaluation is considered for patients who need oxygen, get repeated infections, or are admitted often even with treatment.
Who Is Eligible for Transplantation
Transplant specialists look at general health, how severe the organ failure is, and how well the patient is likely to recover from major surgery and long-term immunosuppression. Heart and lung function tests, infection screening, and a psychological evaluation form part of this. Because recovery depends on support at home as well, family members are asked about how they can help, and the evaluation is thorough so that transplant goes to those who can truly benefit.
Before, During and After the Transplant
- Before
Detailed testing confirms suitability. Counselling covers major surgery and lifelong care afterwards, with the family present so that everyone understands the benefits and the commitment before deciding. - During
The diseased heart or lung is removed, and a matched donor organ is placed, with surgical, anaesthesia and critical care teams working closely together. Combined heart-lung cases rely on very precise timing. - After
In early recovery, the team watches for signs that the organ is being accepted, as well as infection and other complications, while immunosuppressant therapy begins. The first weeks are watched most closely. Follow-up goes on for years, tracking organ function and adjusting medicines to balance rejection prevention against side effects. Families learn how to support recovery at home.
Lung & Heart Transplant at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Malad
At Malad, cardiology, pulmonology, transplant surgery and critical care teams work together from the first evaluation through years of follow-up, and the same doctors remain involved over time. Monitoring is planned to catch complications early, and families are supported in understanding what recovery involves, in hospital and at home. If transplant is being discussed for someone in your family, visit CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Malad, and bring the family along to the consultation.