Ortner’s Syndrome

Ortner’s syndrome, also known as cardiovocal syndrome, is a condition with hoarseness due to a left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to a cardiovascular disorder.¹²
- Left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is usually caused by compression of the nerve between the thoracic aorta and the pulmonary arteries, due to left atrial dilation.
- Causes of Ortner’s syndrome would include mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, severe pulmonary hypertension, or congenital heart diseases.

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Plastiras, Sotiris C., et al. “Ortner’s syndrome: a multifactorial cardiovocal syndrome.” Clinical cardiology 33.6 (2010): E99. ↩

Last updated October 10, 2022