Ortner's Syndrome is a rare clinical entity, first described in 1897.1 It describes left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy resulting from identifiable cardiovascular disease. For this reason it is also known as cardiovocal syndrome.2 The various underlying conditions includes mitral stenosis, septal defect, mitral valve prolapse and aortic aneurysm.3 4'5 We present a case of left vocal cord paral...

introduction: cardiovocal hoarseness (ortner’s syndrome) is hoarseness of voice due to recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement secondary to cardiovascular disease. recurrent laryngeal nerve in its course (especially the left side) follows a path that brings it in close proximity to numerous structures. these structures interfere with its function by pressure or by disruption of the nerve caused b...

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...

INTRODUCTION Cardiovocal hoarseness (Ortner's syndrome) is hoarseness of voice due to recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement secondary to cardiovascular disease. Recurrent laryngeal nerve in its course (especially the left side) follows a path that brings it in close proximity to numerous structures. These structures interfere with its function by pressure or by disruption of the nerve caused by...