Joe Burnside (1 February 1930 – October 2008) was Britain's longest surviving heart transplant patient.
Although he survived the heart attack his prognosis was poor and he was not expected to live for very long.
His wife fought for him to be able to have a heart transplant and his local GP contacted Harefield Hospital at Hillingdon in north London.
Professor (now Sir) Magdi Yacoub conducted the operation that took place on 1 July 1980.
[2] The operation gave Burnside an additional 28 years of life allowing him to celebrate his golden wedding anniversary – he had married on Christmas Day 1957.