Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by wasabi consumption: can sushi break your heart?. Issue 9 (20th September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Finkel-Oron, Alona; Olchowski, Judith; Jotkowitz, Alan; Barski, Leonid
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 12:Issue 9(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-09-20
• Subjects: cardiovascular medicine -- interventional cardiology; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230065
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

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.