The Saline Infusion Test for Primary Aldosteronism: Implications of Immunoassay Inaccuracy.
Graeme EisenhoferMax KurlbaumMirko PeitzschGeorgiana ConstantinescuHanna RemdeManuel SchulzeDenise KadenLisa Marie MüllerCarmina T FussSonja KunzSylwia Kołodziejczyk-KrukSven GruberAleksander PrejbiszFelix BeuschleinTracy Ann WilliamsMartin ReinckeJacques W M LendersMartin BidlingmaierPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)
These findings raise concerns about the validity of immunoassay-based diagnosis of PA in over 60% of patients with presumed bilateral disease. We provide a simple solution to minimize immunoassay inaccuracy-associated misdiagnosis of PA.