Lowell Lecture
Heart To Heart: The Exquisite Machine
Date & Time
Sept. 19, 2022
Location
Virtual
, MA
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Speaker(s)
SIAN HARDING, a leading authority in cardiac science, is Emeritus Professor of Cardiac Pharmacology at Imperial College London. She served as Special Advisor to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee on Regenerative Medicine. Physician and poet, Dr. Fady Joudah practices Internal Medicine at St Luke’s Baylor Medical Center in Houston, TX.
Presenting Organization
Contact
Mary Stack (, 6174952727)
The human heart is a miraculous organ, a marvel of construction unsurpassed by any human made creation with its resilience and precision. It beats 100,000 times a day so that if you live 100 years, that would be more than 3 billion beats in a lifetime.
In our forum, Sian Harding will explore the latest scientific developments and mysteries of the heart. Professor Harding, a world leader in cardiac research at Imperial College in London, is author of The Exquisite Machine: the new science of the heart. The book explains the latest cardiac discoveries as well as the relationship between the emotions and heart function. In addition to being a powerful pump, the heart is super-sensitive – not just in responding to emotions but in creating them. And yes, you can die of “broken heart syndrome” – although there are profound differences between men and women. There is also a much deeper connection between the heart and the brain than was previously understood.