The researcher called it that because the heart's bulging appearance in people with the condition resembled the shape of a "takotsubo," or octopus pot. [10 Amazing Facts About Your Heart] ...

A Japanese octopus pot Wittstein first encountered stress cardiomyopathy as a young attending doctor in a coronary heart unit in 1998 when he had three unusual cases back to back.

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Takotsubo in Japanese means “octopus pot”, with the syndrome first noted in Japan in 1990. It might sound odd, but the condition is very much real.

It looks like a heart attack on an electrocardiogram or EKG, but it’s not, and patients rarely have blocked arteries. It’s often blamed when couples die within days or even hours of one another.