15-year-old girl dies at AIIMS after 13-year heart treatment wait; father seeks answers
She waited 13 years for heart surgery. At 15, she died
In India's AIIMS hospital, a 15-year-old girl named Tanvi from Kota, Rajasthan passed away after a 13-year wait for corrective heart surgery. Her father, Mukesh Pariyani, is demanding answers regarding why the recommended surgery was never performed. Tanvi, who was born with a complex congenital heart defect, had been visiting AIIMS since she was two years old.
In 2013, she was evaluated for surgery, and in 2014, AIIMS documented a recommended unifocalisation & conduit surgery costing Rs120,000. Her father claims that surgery dates were set in 2015, but the operation never took place. In 2018, AIIMS stated that the corrective surgery was ruled out due to the patient's complex anatomy. Tanvi was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on August 24 for a possible heart-lung transplant evaluation.
She suffered cardiac arrest at 2.50am on September 1, 2026, and was declared dead at 5.06am. Her father is questioning the circumstances of her death and the treatment she received during her final admission. The hospital has not provided specific details on why the surgery was not performed and what led doctors to conclude that it could not be done.
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