Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by wasabi consumption: Can sushi break your heart?

Alona Finkel-Oron, Judith Olchowski, Alan Jotkowitz, Leonid Barski

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Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a left ventricular dysfunction that typically occurs after sudden intense emotional or physical stress and mimics myocardial infarction. We describe a case of a 60-year-old woman that presented to the emergency department with chest pain after she attended a wedding and ate a large amount of wasabi, assuming it to be an avocado. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by wasabi consumption.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere230065
JournalBMJ Case Reports
Volume12
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2019

Keywords

  • cardiovascular medicine
  • interventional cardiology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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