Jessica Okubo, Paula Frudit, Aline C B S Cavalcante, Ana A W Maciel, Thais C Freitas, Bruna Pilan, Gustavo F C Fagundes, Nara L Queiroz, Matheo A M Stumpf, Victor C M Souza, Eduardo Z Kawahara, Tatiana S Goldbaum, Maria Adelaide A Pereira, Vinicius F Calsavara, Fernando M A Coelho, Vitor Srougi, Fabio Y Tanno, Jose L Chambo, Luiz A Bortolotto, Luciano F Drager, Maria Candida B V Fragoso, Ana Claudia Latronico, Berenice B Mendonca, Francisco C Carnevale, Madson Q Almeida
CONTEXT: The role for hormone parameters at adrenal venous sampling (AVS) in predicting clinical and biochemical outcome remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of hormone parameters at AVS under cosyntropin stimulation on lateralization and on complete biochemical and clinical outcome. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated 150 sequential AVS under cosyntropin infusion. Bilateral successful cannulation rate was 83.3% (n = 140), 47...
March 5, 2024: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism