Use of peripheral plasma aldosterone concentration and response to ACTH during simultaneous bilateral adrenal veins sampling to predict the source of aldosterone secretion in primary aldosteronism.
Matthieu St-JeanIsabelle BourdeauÉric TherasseAndré LacroixPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2019)
P mean basal PAC and PACmax and PACmax /C are higher in basal and ACTH lateralized PA than in other groups. Peripheral PAC cut-off values fail to adequately distinguish all groups and cannot replace the requirement to conduct AVS.
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