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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got 'broken heart syndrome' after eating too much wasabi

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A 60-year-old woman in Be'er Sheva , Israel , developed a condition called takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

The condition distorts the muscles of the left ventricle, making it resemble a narrow-necked octopus-catching jar.

This is the first case of wasabi consumption causing broken heart syndrome.

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English

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long-living