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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...