Thais C Freitas, Ana Alice W Maciel, Gustavo F C Fagundes, Janaina Petenuci, Lucas S Santana, Augusto G Guimaraes, Felipe Freitas-Castro, Victor Srougi, Fabio Y Tanno, Jose L Chambo, Maria Adelaide A Pereira, Luciana P Brito, Andrea Pio-Abreu, Luiz A Bortolotto, Ana Claudia Latronico, Maria Candida B V Fragoso, Luciano F Drager, Berenice B Mendonca, Madson Q Almeida
CONTEXT: Confirmatory tests represent a fundamental step in primary aldosteronism (PA) diagnosis, but they are laborious and often require a hospital environment due to the risks involved. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of oral furosemide as a new confirmatory test for PA diagnosis. METHODS: We prospectively evaluated the diagnostic performance of 80 mg of oral furosemide in 64 patients with PA and 22 with primary hypertension (controls)...
December 1, 2023: Journal of the Endocrine Society