Ortner syndrome

Also known as: Cardiovocal syndrome

Hoarseness from left recurrent laryngeal nerve compression by an enlarged heart structure.

Medical specialty: Cardiology
Subspecialty: Cardiology / Valvular heart disease
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Mechanical compression of the nerve.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (4)

dyspneafeatures of mitral stenosis or aneurysmhoarsenessleft vocal cord paralysis

SyndromeScope — educational reference. Content is model-generated and not clinically verified; always confirm against OMIM, Orphanet and GeneReviews before clinical use.