Rare cause of hoarseness in a young patient
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A Rare Cause of Hoarseness - Cardiovocal Syndrome
Vocal cord palsy presented with hoarseness due to cardiovascular pathology, is an extremely rare entity, better known as Ortner’s syndrome or cardiovocal syndrome. The common underlying pathology is described as compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve by the pulmonary artery or enlargement of the left atrium. We reported a case of undiagnosed congenital heart disease in a young woman prese...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht312.3496