Woman Gets Broken Heart Syndrome After Losing Her Mum – Now Finding a Cure

Woman, 57, Joins World's First Clinical Trial to Treat 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

The groundbreaking trial seeks to treat broken heart syndrome, which is when the heart's pumping function weakens due to emotional or physical stressBrenda Young with her sister and mother.Credit: University of Aberdeen/SWNSNEED TO KNOWBrenda Young experienced takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, after witnessing her mother's death in November 2025She is now part of a groundbreaking clinical trial with the University of Aberdeen t…

Woman gets broken heart syndrome after losing her mum – now finding a cure

Brenda Young, 57, developed broken heart syndrome after watching her mother pass away, and is now taking part in the world's first treatment trial for the condition

Aberdeen Researchers Launch World First Trial into Broken Heart Syndrome

Researchers at University of Aberdeen have launched the world’s first clinical trial investigating a treatment for takotsubo syndrome, more commonly known as broken heart syndrome. The seven year study will involve scientists and clinicians from Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester and Belfast alongside almost 1,000 patients from 40 hospitals across the UK. Takotsubo syndrome affects more than 5,000 people in the UK every year and can …

First Ever Clinical Trials for Managing Takotsubo (Broken Heart Syndrome)

The first ever clinical trial of medication for the long-term management of the condition commonly known as broken heart syndrome is now underway.  The seven-year long study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), will involve scientists and clinicians from Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Belfast and almost 1,000 takotsubo patients from 40 hospitals across the country.  Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, som…

Woman who suffered 'broken heart syndrome' after mum's death joins first drug trial

Brenda Young suffered a takotsubo attack following the death of her mum