Song Shuihong, 47, from China has set a record in Asia, having survived for nearly 20 months, after having a heart-kidney transplant operation.

The previous survival period for a recipient was less than 100 days.

Song was diagnosed with kidney disease in 1997. In 2001, he was diagnosed with terminal heart disease. Doctors told him that only a heart-kidney joint transplant operation could save his life. On April 27, 2001, Song successfully underwent surgery.

He now works all day as chairman of the Mini-bus Passenger Transport Association in Yuhang, China and nobody can tell that he is the recipient of a heart-and-kidney transplant! He says he feels healthy and is confident of his future.