articleHypertensionNov 12, 2013Closed access

An Expert Consensus Statement on Use of Adrenal Vein Sampling for the Subtyping of Primary Aldosteronism

Mayo Clinic · Radboud University Nijmegen · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

Adrenal venous sampling is recommended by current guidelines to identify surgically curable causes of hyperaldosteronism but remains markedly underused. Key factors contributing to the poor use of adrenal venous sampling include the prevailing perceptions that it is a technically challenging procedure, difficult to interpret, and can be complicated by adrenal vein rupture. In addition, the lack of uniformly accepted standards for the performance of adrenal venous sampling contributes to its limited use. Hence, an international panel of experts working at major referral centers was assembled to provide updated advice on how to perform and interpret adrenal venous sampling. To this end, they were asked to use…

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Keywords
  • Primary aldosteronism
  • Medicine
  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Sampling (signal processing)
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Referral
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Guideline
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