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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 49-52 |
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Aortic arch aneurysm presenting as ortner's syndrome
Peter Dodo Yakubu1, Narendra Nath Khanna2, Emmanuel Auchi Edafe2, Suparna Rao2, Abdulhameed Bala Abubakar3
1 Department of Interventional Cardiology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India; Department of Internal Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria
3 Department of Interventional Cardiology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Peter Dodo Yakubu
Consultant Cardiologist/Lecturer Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital/Kaduna State University and Clinical Associate (Fellow- Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Interventions) Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/archms.archms_17_18
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Ortner's syndrome is defined as left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy resulting from cardiovascular disease. Though it was first reported in patients with dilated left atrium in mitral stenosis, many cases have been associated with other cardiovascular diseases such as thoracic aortic aneurysm, enlarge pulmonary artery, abberent subclavian artery etc. We report a case of 45 year old presented with hoarseness and dyspnea who was confirmed to have aortic arch aneurysm. His symptoms resolved completely after transthoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)
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