Broken heart syndrome is one of the many names for takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a rare and temporary condition where part of a persons heart suddenly becomes weakened. Sian Harding is Professor of Cardiac Pharmacology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, as well as Institute Lead for Women for Athena Swan, and a co-investigator within the UKRMP Immunomodulation Hub.

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