Doctors said the woman was struck with a condition known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which typically affects older women.

医生表示这名女士患上了心碎综合征，这种病通常发生在年级较大的女性身上。

Doctors said: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by wasabi consumption.

“据我们所知，这是由食用芥末酱引起心碎综合征的第一份报告。”

Which is why the syndrome is also sometimes called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

这就是为什么该综合征有时也称为 Takotsubo 心肌病的原因。

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can happen after happy moments, too, like being surprised at a birthday party or hitting a jackpot at the casino.

Takotsubo 心肌病也可能发生在快乐的时刻之后，例如在生日聚会上感到惊讶或在赌场中了大奖。

Interestingly, takotsubo cardiomyopathy has been seen after a happy event, too, but the heart appears to react differently, ballooning in the midportion, for example, and not at the apex.

有趣的是，章鱼心肌病在喜事之后也出现了，但心脏的反应似乎不同，例如在中部膨胀，而不是在顶点。

On the heels of this catastrophe, researchers found that the incidents of takotsubo cardiomyopathy increased twenty-four-fold in the district one month after the earthquake, compared to a similar period the year before.

在这场灾难发生后，研究人员发现， 与前一年同期相比， 地震发生一个月后该地区的章鱼心肌病事件增加了二十四倍。