title: Laryngeal Electromyography is Helpful for Cardiovocal Syndrome.
abstract: Laryngeal electromyography is used in the evaluation of vocal cord paralysis to confirm the diagnosis, to guide the diagnostic work-up for etiology, to provide prognostic information and to help choose the correct treatment for the patient. Cardiovocal syndrome is characterised by vocal cord paralysis due to a cardiovascular disease. A wide spectrum of conditions can result in this syndrome. Here we present a case of cardiovocal syndrome in association with primary pulmonary hypertension. Laryngeal electromyography was used to guide the work-up of differential diagnosis and also for further intervention with respect to vocal cord paralysis in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevtap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rahsan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Etimesgut State Hospital, Ankara,Turkey. mgokhandemir@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet Gökhan
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cakan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Cardiovocal syndrome; Hoarseness; Laryngeal electromyography; Ortner’s syndrome; Vocal cord paralysis