A 60-year-old went to hospital after eating a amount of wasabi by . She was at a reception and ate a of wasabi. She thought it was an avocado . Her taste and nose were shocked by the spices. She felt in her chest and her arms tingled. She went to and doctors diagnosed her with "broken-heart syndrome". This has symptoms that are to a heart attack.
Doctors said the woman had takotsubo - also called "broken-heart syndrome". The weakens so that it cannot pump properly. It is usually caused by life-changing and events like financial troubles, accidents or bad . Most patients recover within a month. Doctors said: "To the best of our , this is the first [time was] triggered by wasabi." They told sushi that wasabi is not dangerous.