title: Cardiovascular hoarseness: an unusual presentation to otolaryngologists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We discuss the case of a 73-year-old woman with a six-month history of hoarseness secondary to an aortic arch pseudoaneurysm.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the findings of an extensive review of the literature relating to cardiovascular disorders involving the recurrent laryngeal nerve (i.e. Ortner's syndrome).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ortner's syndrome, also known as cardiovocal syndrome, is a rare condition, with few reports in the literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is only the second documented case of Ortner's syndrome in Great Britain and Ireland, and the first demonstrating an aortic pseudoaneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland. bfennessy@rcsi.ie
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Fennessy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sheahan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McShane
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*