Decreased Tongue Volume Post Radiation.

David GarberJanine RotsidesSara Abu-GhanemIlana BandlerAmy SmithIrina OyfeDawn-Marie SwahnMari HagiwaraMilan AminAaron M Johnson

Published in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2020)

Tongue dysfunction and decreased tongue strength are significant contributors to the dysphagia that patients experience after receiving CRT. In this study, both tongue volume and BMI decreased post-CRT; therefore, BMI could potentially be used as a predictor of tongue volume post-CRT.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
body mass index
cardiac resynchronization therapy
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
heart failure
left ventricular
radiation therapy