Israeli woman confused avocado with wasabi and ended up in hospital

According to a report recently published in a medical journal, an Israeli woman was hospitalized with the so-called "broken heart syndrome" after she ate wasabi, confusing it with an avocado.

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60-year-old woman was a guest at the wedding. During the feast, she ate a “large amount” of what she thought was an avocado. In fact, it was a Japanese horseradish wasabi.

Then the woman felt “sudden pressure” in her chest and weakness in her arms. This condition continued for the next few hours, although the woman decided to stay at the wedding. However, the next morning she woke up with a feeling of “discomfort and weakness” and decided to see a doctor.

Doctors made an electrocardiogram, which showed that the woman had takotsubo cardiomyopathy, commonly known as “broken heart syndrome”. Mayo Clinic defines this condition as "a temporary violation of the normal function of the heart in one area."

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Usually, this is caused by extreme emotional or physical stress, such as the death of a loved one or a car accident. Most people with broken heart syndrome are over 50 years old.

The report states that the case of broken heart syndrome resulting from wasabi consumption is isolated. It is sometimes associated with anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction.

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“As far as we know, this is the first report on tacotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by the use of wasabi,” the researchers write, according to IFL Science.

The woman recovered after treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta-blockers.

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