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 language | American English |
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| Article number | e230065 |
| Journal | BMJ Case Reports |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2019 |
Keywords
- cardiovascular medicine
- interventional cardiology
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine