A 60-year-old woman went to hospital after eating a large of the condiment wasabi by . She was at a reception in Israel and mistakenly ate a of the spicy green . She thought it was an avocado-based dip. Her buds were shocked when the spices in the wasabi moved to her tongue and nose. The woman felt pressure in her and her arms tingled. She went to hospital the next day. Doctors diagnosed her with "broken-heart syndrome". This has that are to a heart attack after physical or emotional .
Doctors said the was struck by takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It is also called "broken-heart syndrome". The heart weakens and suffers a " disruption" so that it cannot pump blood . It is usually caused by life-changing and shocking such as financial , traffic accidents or bad news. It is not as as a real heart attack. Most patients recover within a month. Doctors said: "To the of our knowledge, this is the first report of takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by wasabi." They told sushi that wasabi is not .
