21.   His brother, Marius, was a member of his heart transplant team and was later elected to parliament as a member of the opposition.

22.   He was to be monitored by doctors including Earl Owen, one of the co-leaders of the transplant team, in Perth.

23.   Members of the transplant team said in February that Hallam was no longer in touch with them.

24.   Members of the transplant team say animal research has shown that giving a variety of different anti-rejection drugs at very low doses can keep rejection complications to a minimum.

25.   Though extremely delicate, the surgery took only two hours, said cardiac surgeon Dr. Yakov Lavie, who headed the transplant team.

26.   But Robert Goldstein, the lead surgeon on the transplant team, said Mantle appears fine, makes regular hospital checkup visits and golfs almost daily.

27.   The shortage of doctors is particularly felt in the most demanding branches, such as surgery, intensive care, emergency units and transplant teams.