PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alona Finkel-Oron
AU  - Judith Olchowski
AU  - Alan Jotkowitz
AU  - Leonid Barski
TI  - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by wasabi consumption: can sushi break your heart?
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230065
DP  - 2019 Sep 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e230065
VI  - 12
IP  - 9
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/9/e230065.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/9/e230065.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2019 Sep 01; 12
AB  - 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.