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

Paolo Rossi, Gian; J. Auchus, Richard; J. Brown, Morris; W.M. Lenders, Jacques; Naruse, Mitsuhide; Plouin, P.-F.; Satoh, Fumitoshi; F. Young, William

doi:10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.02097

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

Published in Hypertension • Nov 12, 2013

Authors:

Gian Paolo Rossi

Richard J. Auchus

Morris J. Brown

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 procedu...

Subject

Primary aldosteronism

Medicine

Hyperaldosteronism

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