The author had a heart transplant (surgeon Don Esmore) at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne August 2nd, 1990, the 53rd patient to do so. Profit from sales of the book were donated to the Heart & Lung Transplant Trust (Vic)Of significance as it relates heart transplantation from the patients point of viewBound book, cover has a background of an ECG (electrocardiogram) tracing [black ink on pink graph paper] Title is printed above and author below [black ink] two playing cards: the aces of hearts and spades.previous catalogue number handwritten [black ink] at top right of front coverheart transplant, alfred hospital, don esmore, cardiac surgery