Morgagni-Adams-Stokes Syndrome

**Morgagni-Adams-Stokes's syndrome** (morgagni-adams-stokes's syndrome) is a group of symptoms that occurs due to various cardiac disorders.

The name of the symptom is given in honor of the three doctors who first described it: the Italian Guglielmo Maria Morgani, the Anglo-Irish Richard Addison and the German William Stock. Three of the doctors were surgeons and also had private practices in Ireland. They had been suffering from this breathing disorder for over ten years and



Morgagni-Adams-Stokes syndrome

--- Morgagni-Adams-Stax (MAS) is a syndrome characterized by hereditary cardiomegaly, arterial hypoxemia at rest and cyanosis (during exercise or an attack of cardiac asthma). The genesis of the syndrome is a complex process caused by hereditary-constitutional restructuring of lipoproteins, hormones, and energy metabolism. MAS syndrome was first described in 1909 by French physician Ignaz Morgani and his colleagues. They noticed that some people had large hearts, which could cause breathing problems. The syndrome is named after the names of three doctors who described its characteristics: the Italian V. Agams, the Irishman R. Adamson and the Irishman William Stax.

Myocardial infarction in MAS can develop quickly due to