Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

When John McCafferty entered the record books as the world's longest-surviving heart transplant patient in December 2013 he said his record should give hope to others awaiting transplants.

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Mr McCafferty, from Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, said: "I want this world record to be an inspiration to anyone awaiting a heart transplant and to those who, like me, have been fortunate enough to have had one.

"My advice is always to be hopeful, to look ahead with a positive mind, and, of course, to follow the expert medical advice."

The world's longest-surviving heart transplant patient has died, 33 years after his life-saving operation.

Image source, McCafferty family

John McCafferty was told he had only five years to live when he received the transplant at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex on 20 October 1982.

Mr McCafferty, from Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, died aged 73 on Tuesday at Milton Keynes Hospital.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

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We'll be starting with reaction to the news that the world's longest-surviving heart transplant patient - John McCafferty from Newport Pagnell - has died, 33 years after his life-saving operation.

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