Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record

Bert Janssen, 57, from the Netherlands, has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the longest surviving heart transplant patient – he underwent the operation at the age of 18 in London in 1984 (Bert Janssen/PA)

The longest-surviving heart transplant patient, who underwent his operation in England, has been recognised by Guinness World Records.

Bert Janssen, 57, from the Netherlands, has survived 39 years with the donor heart he received at Harefield Hospital in London in the 1980s.