We report six patients with primary aldosteronism who had serial adrenal venous sampling. Patients with contralateral suppression of aldosterone to cortisol ratio compared with that in inferior vena ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Adrenal vein sampling is often touted as a “gold standard” method to select patients for the surgical ...

Preparation of patients with iodine contrast media (ICM) allergy who require adrenal vein sampling (AVS) to establish source of aldosterone excess of their confirmed primary aldosteronism (PA) is ...

For patients allergic to iodine contrast media (ICM), dexamethasone premedication prior to adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is a safe and more effective alternative to prednisone and other approaches ...

Assessment of metabolic function The incidentally-discovered adrenal mass larger than 1 cm requires metabolic evaluation, regardless of its size and imaging characteristics. In fact, more than 10% of ...

Background: A 50-year-old woman who was complaining of abdominal pain was referred to the endocrine clinic after a small (0.8 cm by 0.8 cm) mass was found in her right adrenal gland on CT examination ...

For patients with primary hyperaldosteronism, AVS is sometimes essential in identifying whether excess aldosterone production originates from one or both adrenal glands. This precision allows doctors ...