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Tue 05 May 2004Promises and failuresHEART BEAT Maurice NeliganOne of the nicest things about my retirement from active surgical practice is that the phone seldom rings at night. These calls usually told of possible heart transplant or emergency or sheer calamity.I have always felt that for surgeons there should be phones in three colours: red for emergency, blue for the everyday calls and gold for the good news calls.