In a twist following a historic medical milestone, the first recipient of a heart transplant at Parel’s King Edward Memorial Hospital in 56 years has died. The patient, Mahesh Pandav, 40, is believed to have succumbed to an infection contracted shortly after being discharged to his home in Aurangabad.

Mahesh, whose transplant was performed on July 12, survived for 40 days post-surgery—20 of those in the hospital and the remainder at home. He was declared dead on August 22 and is survived by his wife, Swati, and their two daughters. “Staying in the hospital for such a long time was becoming a little annoying for him. He wanted to be home, and the hospital had also provided him with discharge.