Tako-Tsubo syndrome or stress-induced cardiomyopathy has been described as a transient left ventricular apical dyskinesia with chest pain and STsegment elevation on electrocardiogram in the absence of obstructive lesions in coronary arteriography, most commonly in perimenopausal women. It is a rare pathology, with five reported variations and debated pathophysiological mechanisms. The current most accepted theory is a surge of catecholaminergic discharge, associated with genetic predisposition and an emotional or physical stress factor as trigger. We report a case of a 27-year-old woman with a history of uncontrolled asthma and a brother with early heart disease. She underwent appendectomy under general anesthesia and immediately after extubation, she presented a drop in oxygen saturation, respiratory distress, oppressive chest pain, severe arterial hypotension and acute pulmonary edema, requiring reintubation. ST depression on electrocardiogram, positive troponins, coronary arteriography without obstructive lesions, and mid-ventricular hypokinesia was observed in the complementary cardiac studies. Based in these findings, stress cardiomyopathy was diagnosed. The patient progressed favorably, four months after discharge, the patient remained asymptomatic with no changes in the cardiac studies.