2.Hoarseness due to cardiovascular disease: Two cases of cardiovocal syndrome.
Khairullah Anuar ; Marina Mat Baki ; Abdullah Sani ; Primuharsa Putra Sabir Husin Athar
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2011;26(2):31-33
OBJECTIVE: To report two cases of cardiovocal syndrome (or Ortner's syndrome) due to cardiovascular disease.
METHODS:
Design: Case report
Setting: Tertiary University Hospital
Subjects: Two
RESULTS: Two patients with Cardiovocal syndrome, one due to an aortic saccular aneurysm and the other due to severe mitral stenosis underwent surgery to correct the underlying cardiovascular disease. Post-operatively, the hoarseness resolved completely in the patient with mitral stenosis but persisted in the patient with aortic saccular aneurysm.
CONCLUSION: Cardiovascular disease should be considered as a differential diagnosis in a patient with hoarseness. A high index of suspicion is needed to make an early diagnosis which can lead to surgical correction of the potentially life-threatening, underlying cardiovascular disease.
Human ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Adult ; HOARSENESS ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Mitral Valve Stenosis ; Diagnosis, Differential
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